Humanistic Design of Assisted Living
Marsden has provided professionals with an excellent guidebook for the design of assisted living housing by offering design guidelines grounded in input from consumers and research-based information for creating humane assisted living arrangements. A significant contribution to architects, planners, interior designers, landscape architects, and housing providers, as well as gerontologists, and nursing home and assisted living administrators.(Benyamin Schwarz, University of Missouri-Columbia)Marsden's HD guidelines will be useful to both owners and designers as an authoritative reference.(Zachary RosenfieldCare Management Journal)Should be of widespread interest to architects and care-home managers.(Julienne HansonAgeing and Society)Should design professionals have John Marsden's book in their bookcase? Yes... The book provides a good overview of the industry at present and a good review of design resources for assisted living.(Doris L. MilkeJournal of Housing for the Elderly)