Building & Amenities
Apr/May 2013 edition
Our ongoing correspondence on the revised Retirement Villages Code of Practice sparks further debate.
JUDE BARBACK visits Selwyn Wilson Carlile Home and Hospital in Hamilton
Feb/Mar 2013 edition
JUDE BARBACK traipses down the road to visit the new addition to a growing village.
Alexa Andrew’s study of a café in an Otago rest home suggests that cafés may play a more important role in aged care facilities than people might think.
Building on a long and rich history of care, construction has begun to transform Ranfurly War Veterans’ Home and Hospital in Auckland into a substantial retirement village complex offering a full continuum of care.
Jun/Jul 2012 edition
JUDE BARBACK looks at what is happening in design and innovation of New Zealand retirement villages.
JUDE BARBACK considers the research behind an innovative, virtual, dementia-friendly home and talks to architect, Warwick Bell of BKB Team Architects, about applying the research to New Zealand dementia units.
MAX ROBINS shares his experiences of developing the residential care facilities of Christian Healthcare Trust.
Reactions are mixed for a radical new Portuguese rest home, designed by architects Francisco and Manuel Aires Mateus.
Aug/Sep 2011 edition
ZINZAN CUNNINGHAM looks at how you can make sure your chosen flooring business is really doing the business.
Oct/Nov 2010 edition
Zinzan Cunningham looks at the floor in retirement and aged-care facilities – from pre-construction to the trimmings.
Aug/Sep 2010 edition
Will the co-housing model replace the retirement village and residential facility models? Ken Blair looks at the Australian situation.
Jun/Jul 2010 edition
Reducing environmental impact saves money and improves everyone and everything’s health, writes John Brodie.
Apr/May 2010 edition
To get an insight into the bedding needs of aged-care facilities, Zinzan Cunningham talks to industry insiders and looks at some of the issues and choices of the aged-care sector’s cousin, the accommodation industry.
A 50-year-old resthome on New Plymouth’s waterfront is being rebuilt to reflect the Eden Alternative philosophy.
Jun/Jul 2009 edition
Threadcounts. Where did they come from? Where are they going? What might they mean for your facility? Steve Lawson reports.
Nov/Dec 2008 edition
One thing connecting retirement villages, aged-care facilities, and home-based care environments is the good old bathroom. Beatrice Hale looks down at the bathroom floor.
Jun/Jul 2008 edition
Sue Kenny says an aged care facility should be more than just home-like, it should be a home with residents feeling ownership of their space. She writes for INsite about the structure of space in aged care facility designs.
Feb/Mar 2008 edition
We’re getting older, living longer, and are more willing to acknowledge that over our lifetime we are likely to experience a disabling condition. Enter: Lifetime Design Foundation.
Apr/May 2007 edition
Sue Kenny says an aged care facility should be more than just home-like, it should be a home with residents feeling ownership of their space. She writes for INsite about the structure of space in aged care facility designs.
Does a resident holding an occupation licence have the right to require building defects to be remedied? Does the Building Act 2004 help? Who has the benefit of building warranties?
Dec 06/Jan 2007 edition
The design and theory behind aged care facilities has been rapidly evolving and now looks set to change even more quickly. Rachel Macdonald talks to aged care residential design expert Anthony Flannery about the developing drivers of design.
