The Bioethics of Built Health Care Spaces
D. Anderson, B. Hercules, S. L. Teti – The Hastings Center for Bioethics
Scholarly article that inquires into architecture’s ethical implications in creating our built environment.
Maximizing the Use of Outdoor Garden in Dementia Care Facilities
W. Benbow – Canadian Nursing Home
In this article, the author discusses a number of aspects of garden space in LTC and how the outdoor environment can be a secure, invigorating and therapeutic experience for residents with dementia.
Architecture is a Critical Ingredient of Pandemic Medicine
Architect Magazine
Article detailing architecture’s role as a method of managing health and spread of disease in healthcare and long-term care environments.
It’s Time for an End-of-Life Discussion About Nursing Homes
Wired Magazine
Article that discusses the issues of the current approach to continuing care and the damage that current models of care in nursing homes do to the residents that occupy them.
Ontario Nursing Homes Have Had 22 Years to do Safety Upgrades, COVID-19 Reveals Deadly Cost of Delay
CBC News
News article discussing Ontario LTC homes that were designed and run according to outdated standards, and how this has contributed to COVID-19 infection and mortality rates within said LTC Homes.