Living With Alzheimer’s: Where? Part II
I had a fascinating conversation with John Zeisel, the other day. John is President and co-founder of Hearthstone Alzheimer Care,
June 25, 2013
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Year: 2013
Living With Alzheimer’s Disease — Where?
NPR reported a couple of weeks ago that more than 5 million Americans currently are living with Alzheimer’s disease at
June 11, 2013
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Shussh…Healing Going On
We’ve all been in hospitals that are too noisy. But have you ever been in one that’s so quiet that
May 3, 2013
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Patient Experience Starts with the Parking Garage
At the Beryl Institute Patient Experience conference last week, plenty of speakers mentioned the physical environment’s impact on the patient
April 26, 2013
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Rob Mayer: One Person Making a Difference
It’s not often that one person can make a difference in an industry as large and complex as healthcare. But
April 5, 2013
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10 Design Details to Sweat About in Patient Rooms
I love the saying, “don’t sweat the small stuff,” which was coined by Richard Carlson, Ph.D., in his best selling
March 29, 2013
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Making Semi-Private Rooms Disappear
One of my cousins was recently hospitalized with a life-threatening illness. When I went to visit her after she’d woken
March 26, 2013
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Designing for Patient Safety is a No-Brainer
Did you know that it’s National Patient Safety Awareness Week? This annual education and awareness campaign for healthcare safety is
March 5, 2013
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Making the Connection between HCAHPS & the Built Environment
Recently, I stumbled across really good white paper by Terry Thurston and Gary Vance at BSA LifeStructures on how the
February 19, 2013
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What’s Next for Sustainability in Healthcare?
An interesting tidbit from a recent survey of more than 5,000 hospital executives is that the interest in green design
February 12, 2013
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