A multidisciplinary team of SAGE members has completed a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center, the first WELL-certified skilled nursing project and one of Environments for Aging magazine’s 2019 Design Showcase winners. The POE compared the stated design goals against the outcomes and measured how the building is functioning for both residents and staff. This research uses CITI protocols, which ensure the highest level of ethics and rigor in research. Dive into the results of this 5th annual POE presentation, as SAGE continues the tradition of helping providers and designers learn from winning projects.
Lead speaker: Amy Carpenter, principal, SFCS Inc.
Amy Carpenter, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is a principal in SFCS’s Philadelphia regional office. Named a “Leader of Tomorrow” by Long-Term Living magazine, she has over 25 years of experience, with the past 20 years focused on senior living design. She is a former board member of both White Horse Village, a CCRC outside of Philadelphia, and SAGE (Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments) and has led the post-occupancy evaluation effort for SAGE for the last five years. She also has a passion for shaping our nation’s model codes to better suit person-directed care. She sits on the International Code Council (ICC) Health Care Committee and has been a General Committee member for the ICC 2015, 2018, and 2021 code cycles. She frequently speaks at conferences such as Environments for Aging, Leading Age, and Pioneer Network.
Co-presenter: Steve Lindsey, CEO, Garden Spot Communities
Steve Lindsey is the CEO of Garden Spot Communities, including Garden Spot Village, a CCRC of 960+ residents located in New Holland, Pa., and Maple Farm, a skilled nursing community in Akron, Pa. Garden Spot Village was an early adopter of the household approach to skilled nursing and has introduced a person-centered approach throughout the organization. Lindsey has more than 25 years of administrative experience in both the retirement community and rehabilitation hospital fields. He is a licensed nursing home administrator with an MSW from Temple University and a BS from Messiah College. He is involved in the Health Guidelines Revisions Committee of the Facility Guidelines Institute, is a SAGE board member, is on the Editorial Advisory Committee for Environments for Aging, and serves on numerous other nonprofit boards.
LIVE AIR DATE: TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020, 4-5pm EST
