Heard at EFA: Soundbytes from EFA 2013

The editorial staff from Healthcare Design and Long-Term Living collected some of the thoughts, stats and take-home messages…

Environments For Aging Conference 2014 Announces Call For Presentations

What we heard (and didn’t hear) at the EFA conference

The four days I spent at the 2013 Environments for Aging conference in New Orleans were simultaneously exhausting…

EFA 2013: Lighting Design Strategies to Improve Health

Michael David White, senior lighting designer, Schuler Shook, presented a compelling argument for a new approach to lighting…

Stats Don’t Lie: Facilities For Aging Face Daunting Challenges

In every keynote, every session, at the 2013 Environments for Aging Conference in New Orleans this week, the…

EFA 2013: Making space for hospice in the care continuum

Designing for the continuum of care—both architecturally and clinically—is  all the rage right now, but some designers and…

EFA 2013: Demand for affordable senior housing soars. No end in sight.

Even as the housing market begins to rebound, retirement community organizations continue to search for ways to sustain…

EFA 2013: Designing for daily life with dementia

In “Designing for Daily Life with Dementia,” a Monday morning session at the Environments for Aging Conference in…

EFA 2013: Consumers drive trends in aging-friendly housing market

The good news for everyone interested in the senior housing market, be they investors, developers, builders, architects, interior…