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The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging
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The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging
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Discover the physical and mental benefits of outdoor spaces for the elderly
The Role of the Outdoors in Residential Environments for Aging presents new insights on the positive role nature and the outdoors can play in the lives of older adults, whether they live in the community, in an assisted-living environment, or in a skilled nursing
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Index
Page numbers in italics designate figures; page numbers followed by the letter “t” designate tables.
Access, 51
CMS quality of life study, 39-40
design recommendations, 22-23
frequency of use and, 45
to health services, 121-122
location and, 42-44
resident perceptions, 101-102,102t
to surrounding life, 49-69. See also Life activities; Nursing home staff interviews
Acculturation, 122
Activities. See Life activities; Outdoor activities; Physical activity
Activity-motivating factors, 133-134
Age, restorative experiences and, 207
Alexander Technique, xvi
Allotment gardens. See Gardens/ gardening
Alves, Susana Martins, xv, 109-140
Alzheimer’s disease. See Dementia
Ambiguity, 34
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, 141-165
Animal life, 43,136
Assessing Older Persons: Measures, Meaning, and Practical Applications (Kane et al.), xix
Assistance. See Staff assistance
Assisted living, 95-107. See also Resident perceptions
Attention, directed, 10
Attention restoration theory, 10,188-189, 225-226. See also Power of concentration
Barragan, Luis, 5
Barriers to use, 3. See also Access
desirable/undesirable elements, 101, 101t
facility policies and practices, 45-46
location, 44-45
Seattle perceived benefits study, 20, 21t
Being away, 50,65,218-220,221,226. See also Restorative environments
Being comfortable, 62
calmness, 57-58
familiarity, 56-57,57,125-128,126,232
nursing home staff interviews, 54-58
security, 55-56,56
weather, 54-55,77-79,78,86
Benefits, perceived, 7-28. S...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Contributors
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Outdoors as a Multifaceted Resource for Older Adults
- Nearby Nature and Long-Term Care Facility Residents: Benefits and Design Recommendations
- As Great as All Outdoors: A Study of Outdoor Spaces as a Neglected Resource for Nursing Home Residents
- Outdoor Environments at Three Nursing Homes: Focus Group Interviews with Staff
- The Role of Design in Inhibiting or Promoting Use of Common Open Space: The Case of Redwood Gardens, Berkeley, CA
- Resident Perceptions of Physical Environment Features that Influence Outdoor Usage at Assisted Living Facilities
- Accommodating Culturally Meaningful Activities in Outdoor Settings for Older Adults
- Presence and Visibility of Outdoor and Indoor Physical Activity Features and Participation in Physical Activity Among Older Adults in Retirement Communities
- Environmental Support for Outdoor Activities and Older People's Quality of Life
- The Effect of Viewing a Landscape on Physiological Health of Elderly Women
- Restorative Environments in Later Life: An Approach to Well-Being from the Perspective of Environmental Psychology
- Measures of Restoration in Geriatric Care Residences: The Influence of Nature on Elderly People's Power of Concentration, Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate
- Index