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LTC Facilities – Design Dinosaurs; Now is the time to address the issues

LTC Facilities - Design Dinosaurs:
Now is the time to address the issues

Facilitated by Irving Stackpole.
With architect Kevin Kozak, interior designer Laura Sheehan and Garth Johnson
of Cutler Associates.
Wednesday, February 24 at 12:00 PM EST/5:00 GMT

The institutions designed for protection, care and treatment of the elderly and vulnerable in our communities have revealed their shortcomings. Isn’t this a good time to seriously reconsider their design?

Long-term care: failure to thrive

As wave after wave of the pandemic surges through the US, Canada and the UK, an outsized proportion of deaths (42% or more) have occurred in long-term care facilities. The institutions designed for protection, care and treatment of the elderly and vulnerable in our communities have revealed their shortcomings. Isn’t this a good time to seriously reconsider their design?

Join us on Wednesday, February 24 at 12:00 PM EST/5:00 GMT for a webinar and open discussion about how we got here, what needs to happen now, and what the long-term care facilities of the future should look like.

Facilitated by Irving Stackpole, with architect Kevin Kozak, and Garth Johnson of  Cutler Associates.

Most of the nursing homes in the United States were built between 1965 in 1975 and they are showing their age! In 1965 45% percent of the population smoked, a new car cost $1,000.00 and only 9.4% of the population was over 65 years of age. Long-term care facilities that were designed in 1965 were built for people who were born in the 1890s, and those who designed them were born between 1915 and 1925. The concepts and cultural expectations of the designers and the consumers were very different from today.

Fast forward to 2020, and the 65+ population is 16.4% and growing quickly, in part because of healthy changes in behaviors – fewer people smoke, more people exercise and many of us are watching our diets. Chronic diseases associated with aging are now far more prevalent than in the past because more of us are living into old age. But the buildings that were designed in the 1960s and 70s don’t accommodate these changes; in fact, accommodating today’s elders in yesterday’s facilities is truly fitting a round peg in a square hole. Add to this the contemporary, painful experience of the coronavirus pandemic, and you have the perfect environment for incubating and spreading deadly contagion.

Now is the time to completely rethink long-term care facility design. Join us for the beginning of a demanding and lengthy conversation – one that’s desperately needed and very timely.

Join us on Wednesday, February 24 at 12:00 PM EST/5:00 GMT for a webinar and open discussion

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LTC Facilities - Design Dinosaurs

Now is the time to completely rethink long-term care facility design. Join us for the beginning of a demanding and lengthy conversation – one that’s desperately needed and very timely.

This webinar looks at:

  • How we got here
  • What needs to happen now
  • What the long-term care facilities of the future should look like.

Whether you are a decision-maker for a nursing home, assisted living or other senior care organization, attend this webinar to hear an open discussion about how we got here, what needs to happen now, and what the long-term care facilities of the future should look like.

This session will be recorded, including participants questions and answers, and will be made available to participants after the webinar for further review and sharing.

LTC facilities

LTC Facilities – Design Dinosaurs; Now is the time to address the issues
February 24th, 2021
12:00 PM EST/5:00 GMT

FACILITATOR:

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Irving Stackpole

With decades of experience, Irving Stackpole is the President of Stackpole & Associates, Inc., a marketing, research, and sales training firm. Founded in 1991, Stackpole & Associates applies scientific marketing principles to develop practical solutions to clients’ challenges. Stackpole & Associates works collaboratively with clients to create innovative and practical solutions to the challenges facing organizations in the rapidly changing long term care markets.

Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

SPEAKERS:

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Kevin Kozak, AIA

Kevin Kozak, AIA is the Vice President of Design for Cutler Associates, with 25 years’ experience. Kevin oversees a team that includes Architects and Interior Designers. He is a licensed Architect, and has specialized in the design of Senior Living environments for the last 10 years. Some recent project accomplishments include the Senior Housing News First Place award for Stand Alone Memory Care for the Duxbury House project, and a DBIA award for the Briarwood project. Kevin and his team specialize in working in an integrated fashion with owners, and the project team to design beautiful, thriving spaces that meet the goals and objectives of each project owner.

Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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Garth Johnson

Garth Johnson is the Executive Vice President, of the Senior Living and Healthcare Divisions for Cutler Associates. Garth is responsible for overseeing the growth of Cutler’s activities within the senior living and healthcare marketplaces. With over 20 years of focus in these markets, he is sensitive to the specialized needs of these facilities across the continuum of care. The dedication and care he devotes to each project is truly an asset to bring projects from concept to reality.

Connect with him on LinkedIn here.

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Laura Sheehan

Laura Sheehan is the Interior Design Manager for Cutler Associates and has been with the company for over 10 years. She oversees all aspects of the Interior Design program including material specification, furniture procurement, architectural detailing and lighting design, just to name a few. Specializing in the Senior Living market, Laura brings her client’s vision to life through collaboration, creativity and innovation. Laura strives to create beautiful, functional spaces that promote the wellbeing of the people who live and work in them.

Connect with her on LinkedIn here.

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I hope you will join us for this free informative webinar.

Whether you are a decision-maker for a nursing home, assisted living or other senior care organization, attend this webinar to hear an open discussion about how we got here, what needs to happen now, and what the long-term care facilities of the future should look like.

This session will be recorded, including participants questions and answers, and will be made available to participants after the webinar for further review and sharing.

LTC facilities

LTC Facilities – Design Dinosaurs; Now is the time to address the issues
February 24th, 2021
12:00 PM EST/5:00 GMT

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Stackpole & Associates is a marketing, research & strategy consulting firm focused on healthcare and seniors’ services markets. Irving can be reached directly at istackpole@stackpoleassociates.com.

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