EFA Magazine
2026 EFA Conference Review: Seven Deadly Sins Of Senior Living Bar Design
RLPS Architects’ Matthew Barley and Liz Haverstick presented the most common—and costly—mistakes in senior living bar design during a session at the 2026 EFA Conference in Phoenix.
Featured
Latest Posts
Family-owned SNFs: Can they survive?
Ten years ago one of the 12 Bortz family-owned nursing home facilities in Michigan won this magazine’s annual OPTIMA Award for an activities program protecting residents from dementia-related “sundowning” (the…
Projects February 29Hearing loss linked to 3-fold increased risk of falling
Hearing loss has been linked with a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills. According to a new study by a Johns Hopkins researcher, serious physical health problems may also…
News February 28Successful design in long-term care begins with a master plan
Perhaps no other residence demands as much diverse design skill and thoughtful care as a senior living and healthcare facility. In the past 20 years, there has been significant change…
Trends February 28
















