The edges between different types of living and care settings continue to blur as opportunities from the residential community and the deinstitutionalization of traditional models are developing for residents needing assisted living and memory care services. The goal of this presentation is to explore innovation as a means for designing and providing smaller-scale homes that are as close to everyday living as possible. Join us for the journey and the potential adventure of rethinking the delivery of assisted living and memory care services for elders and their families. Case study examples will be shared and provide a basis for the discussion.
Lead speaker: Jane Rohde, principal, JSR Associates, Inc.
Jane Rohde, AIA, FIIDA, ASID, CHID, ACHA, believes in a global cultural shift toward person-centered solutions for healthcare settings and sits on various healthcare and sustainability committees supporting research, advocacy, and humanistic approaches to care. In 2015, she received the first Changemaker Award for Environments for Aging from The Center for Health Design and in 2018, she received the ASID Design for Humanity Award. She has been recognized as an Honorary Alumna of Clemson University’s Architecture + Health program and has been honored as one of the top 10 Women in Design demonstrating leadership in healthcare and senior living design.
Co-presenters:
Michelle Pinkowski, attorney, Pinkowski Law & Policy Group, LLC
Michelle Pinkowski is an attorney focusing on construction, land use, and matters related to residential assisted living and group homes. She represents developers, owners, and operators and brings experience in risk assessment and management, as well as advocacy at the regulatory level for licensing and zoning. On the policy level, Michelle works internationally to help governments develop policy and implement reforms in construction permitting, land use, property rights, and urban resiliency. She is a RALS (Residential Assisted Living Specialist), a trained assisted living administrator, and has been recognized as an Industry Innovator by the Residential Assisted Living Academy. She is the author of the online course “Zoning Hacks to Get You Started FAST – How to Find the Perfect Location for Your ALR or Group Home.”
Dave Risi, owner/developer, Evermore Senior Living
Dave Risi, CIH, CSP, has over 30 years of experience in Industrial Hygiene (IH) and Environmental Health Safety (EHS) software. He has designed and implemented IH software and EHS solutions that have supported customers in 60+ countries. In the last two years, Dave has repositioned his energy to the residential assisted living marketplace, based upon the experience of seeking care for his father in-law and finding a lack of quality and scale that would emulate home with care services. As a result, he is working on his first residential assisted living development, Evermore, located in Northern Virginia, and providing amenities similar to the larger facilities but in the comfort of a residential home.
LIVE AIR DATE: MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020, 4-5pm EST
