The D word
When designing facilities of the future, it’s important to exorcise the ghosts of homes past.
Kitchen and dining at Uniting Westmead (image supplied)
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De-institutionalisation is not an easy word to say. Which is unfortunate, because – when discussing the future of aged care design – it’s the word du jour.
“De-institutionalisation is really important,” Adrian Ciano – head of property development at Uniting NSW.ACT tells Australian Ageing Agenda.
By adopting a small household model of care, Uniting fully embraces de-institutionalisation as a design concept.
And the concept is, in a nutshell, replacing hospital-like vibes with homelike feels...
