Campus Master Plan

• Location & Site Plan
• Floor Plans
• Green Building Practices
• Design Features
• Campus Renderings
• Abe's Garden Timeline

 

Programmatic Design Features

Abe’s Garden will be seeking LEED certification on the entire project—residential architecture & landscaped gardens.

Living spaces uniquely designed for Alzheimer’s residents; and individual neighborhood identities, so residents may more easily recognize the space as their home.

Conductive to a variety of extended family visits. Allow residents to assist in preparing food, doing laundry and other activities that encourage independent living.

Residential architecture, numerous landscaped gardens and amenities designed uniquely to the Alzheimer’s population.

Resident room features

• Following day clothing will be displayed in an open cubby to prompt daily routine.
• A window seat that provides a place for family and other visitors to sit as well as hamper storage for supplemental bed linens to facilitate changes due to accidents.
• Large format, interactive flat screen televisions with wireless capability for remote viewing, internet access, displaying schedules, events, menus, etc.
• Toilets within view from the bed as a visual prompt to daily routine.
• Color and material palette responding to issues of visual perception;  i.e. eliminating contrast on floor surfaces (that can appear to be an obstacle) and providing limited wall contrast to help delineate items on shelves, counters, etc. from wall surfaces.
• Bed and entry door located on the same wall to enhance resident’s view of common area activity and patient visibility by staff.
• Large picture window and operable awning window provide connection between resident and the exterior (garden views or landscape views).
• Shelves for personal items, games, books, memorabilia to personalize the room and provide storage of non-clothing items.  Upper shelf provides a place for plants and other items that personalize each room but should remain beyond reach to insure resident’s safety.
• Rooms will be decorated with photos and art work belonging to the individual resident.
• Furniture will look and feel residential while meeting required medical facility specifications
• A memory box located outside of each resident’s door will display items that assist with visual identification.