Modern Hospice Design

Author : Ken Worpole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134056737
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Hospice Design written by Ken Worpole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a global public debate going on about care for the elderly and the dying, and what is meant by good quality palliative care. This book begins with the rise of the modern hospice movement, begun in 1967. Today there are 8,500 modern hospice projects in 123 countries. The hospice has become an iconic building for this new culture. This is not a book about hospitals as such, but about what lessons the hospice movement has for new ideas about buildings for healthcare across the world. For architects and interior designers, estate and facility managers involved in hospice design, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators and Heathcare Trust Boards.

Author : Ken Worpole
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000923630
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Hospice Design written by Ken Worpole and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this acclaimed book comprehensively updates its timely advocacy of the need for good quality palliative care, today more necessary than ever. Rooted in the social history of the care of the elderly and terminally ill, Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative and Social Care takes cognisance of the new conditions of social care in the 21st century, principally in the UK, Europe and North America. It does so with regard to the development of new building types, but also in response to new philosophies of palliative care and the status of the elderly and the dying. Benefitting from a clearer methodological approach and conceptual framework, the expanded book allows a broad section of readers to navigate the text more easily. At its core is a public discussion of a philosophy of design for providing care for the elderly and the vulnerable, taking the importance of architectural aesthetics, the use of quality materials, the porousness of design to the wider world, and the integration of indoor and outdoor spaces as part of the overall care environment. In doing so it advocates care settings that, in the words of Maggie Jencks whose life and ideas inspired the Maggie’s Centres, ‘rise to the occasion’. Including new chapters and new in-depth case studies, complete will full colour illustrations, this book is for architects and interior designers and their students, healthcare professionals, social care providers, estate and facility managers, hospital administrators and Healthcare Trust Boards.

Author : Stephen Verderber
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1134338287
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Innovations in Hospice Architecture written by Stephen Verderber and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing much-needed focus on hospice projects in the context of unprecedented rates of societal ageing, this new reference book presents an overview of major recent developments in this rapidly evolving building type. The authors present an overview of the historical origins of the contemporary hospice and the diverse variations on the basic premise of hospice care, and offer a series of case studies of exemplary hospices. The most innovative work in this area over the past decade has been in Japan, the US, Canada and the UK, and the authors describe and analyze examples both as individual projects and as comparable yet differing approaches. Hospice Architecture will be essential reading for anyone involved in the planning, design and construction of hospices.

Author : Sarah McGann
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131701894X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Production of Hospice Space written by Sarah McGann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the widely held notion of a hospice as a building or a place, this book argues that it should instead be a philosophy of care. It proposes that the positive and negative impact that space can have in the pursuit of an ideal such as hospice care has previously been underestimated. Whether it be a purpose-built hospice, part of a hospital, a nursing home or within the home, a hospice is anchored by space and spatial practices, and these spatial practices are critical for a holistic approach to dying with dignity. Such spatial practices are understood as part of a broad architectural, social, conceptual and theoretical process. By linking health, social and architectural theory and establishing conceptual principles, this book defines 'hospice' as a philosophy that is underpinned by space and spatial practice. In putting forward the notion of 'hospice space', removed from the bounds of a specific building type, it suggests that hospice philosophy could and should be available within any setting of choice where the spatial practices support that philosophy, be it home, nursing home, hospice or 'hospice-friendly-hospitals'.

Author : Ken Worpole
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134056745
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Hospice Design written by Ken Worpole and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-13 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a global public debate going on about care for the elderly and the dying, and what is meant by good quality palliative care. This book begins with the rise of the modern hospice movement, begun in 1967. Today there are 8,500 modern hospice projects in 123 countries. The hospice has become an iconic building for this new culture. This is not a book about hospitals as such, but about what lessons the hospice movement has for new ideas about buildings for healthcare across the world. For architects and interior designers, estate and facility managers involved in hospice design, healthcare professionals, hospital administrators and Heathcare Trust Boards.

Author : Emily K. Abel
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813593956
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prelude to Hospice written by Emily K. Abel and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospices have played a critical role in transforming ideas about death and dying. Viewing death as a natural event, hospices seek to enable people approaching mortality to live as fully and painlessly as possible. Award-winning medical historian Emily K. Abel provides insight into several important issues surrounding the growth of hospice care. Using a unique set of records, Prelude to Hospice expands our understanding of the history of U.S. hospices. Compiled largely by Florence Wald, the founder of the first U.S. hospice, the records provide a detailed account of her experiences studying and caring for dying people and their families in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Although Wald never published a report of her findings, she often presented her material informally. Like many others seeking to found new institutions, she believed she could garner support only by demonstrating that her facility would be superior in every respect to what currently existed. As a result, she generated inflated expectations about what a hospice could accomplish. Wald’s records enable us to glimpse the complexities of the work of tending to dying people.

Author : Timothy Moorhouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780962343834
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hospice Design Manual written by Timothy Moorhouse and published by . This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The HOPSICE DESIGN MANUAL is a unique guide offering both comprehensive information and practical advice to hospice and palliative care organizations planning to build, adapt, restore or refurbish an in-patient facility. This book is an essential resource for hospice and palliative care professionals; for members of building committees and board of directors; and for planners, architects and designers.

Author : Shirley Du Boulay
Publisher : SPCK Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780281058891
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cicely Saunders written by Shirley Du Boulay and published by SPCK Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founder of the St. Christopher's Hospice and of the modern hospice movement, Dame Cicely Saunders' work transformed the management of pain and the care of the dying. This updated biography explores her extraordinary life.

Author : Wolfgang Sunder
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 303561752X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Patient Room written by Wolfgang Sunder and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2020-12-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The patient room is the smallest cell of the hospital organism. Its layout determines the structure of the ward and is therefore a decisive factor for the entire building. Many requirements have to be met. The patient's sense of well-being can be positively influenced by the design: homely materials, an attractive view and sufficient privacy are important objectives. Equally important are the working conditions for the staff, especially short distances and an efficient care routine. Finally, even the risk of infection can be reduced by a conscientiously planned room layout. This publication provides a systematic overview of the design task patient room and shows exemplary solutions: both typologically and in selected case studies.

Author : Committee on Care at the End of Life
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309518253
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Approaching Death written by Committee on Care at the End of Life and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-10-30 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the end of life makes its inevitable appearance, people should be able to expect reliable, humane, and effective caregiving. Yet too many dying people suffer unnecessarily. While an "overtreated" dying is feared, untreated pain or emotional abandonment are equally frightening. Approaching Death reflects a wide-ranging effort to understand what we know about care at the end of life, what we have yet to learn, and what we know but do not adequately apply. It seeks to build understanding of what constitutes good care for the dying and offers recommendations to decisionmakers that address specific barriers to achieving good care. This volume offers a profile of when, where, and how Americans die. It examines the dimensions of caring at the end of life: Determining diagnosis and prognosis and communicating these to patient and family. Establishing clinical and personal goals. Matching physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical care strategies to the patient's values and circumstances. Approaching Death considers the dying experience in hospitals, nursing homes, and other settings and the role of interdisciplinary teams and managed care. It offers perspectives on quality measurement and improvement, the role of practice guidelines, cost concerns, and legal issues such as assisted suicide. The book proposes how health professionals can become better prepared to care well for those who are dying and to understand that these are not patients for whom "nothing can be done."