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Literature Reviews on Long-Term Care Design

November 25, 2025

Biophilic Design Strategies in Long-Term Residential Care Environments for Persons with Dementia 
T. Peters and S Verderber – Journal of Aging and Environment 
Literature review of biophilic design and its application as a design strategy for LTC architecture, especially focused on dementia care settings.  

COVID-19 in Long-Term Care: The Built Environment Impact on Infection Control 
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal 
Comprehensive literature review examining evidence-based impact of the built environment on COVID-19 prevention and management in long-term care facilities. Introduces an engineering controls pyramid framework with six key elements: ventilation, spatial separation, physical barriers, hand hygiene stations, resident room zones, and private rooms. 

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