design for a lifetime: preparing your home for successful aging

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Design for a Lifetime

Preparing Your Home for Successful Aging

May 28, 2013 5:30-7:30 Schwarzman Building South Court Auditorium Design for Aging Committee

NYPL FACILITATOR: Bridgid Cahalan, MLS MODERATOR: Lorraine G. Hiatt, Ph.D. Environmental Gerontologist

PANELISTS:

Gail Ressler, Interior Designer Joelle Lichtman, Interior Designer Manny Feris, Lighting Specialist Phyllis Sperling, Architect

Design for a Lifetime OUTLINE

What and Why This is Important

1. How to Make It (Design) Happen? 2. Bath and Kitchen Design

3. Does Your Furniture Support Your?

4. Lighting Solutions

5. Auditory Solutions

6. Resources

Questions and Responses

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Phyllis Sperling, AIA Architect Professor Emeritus City Tech CUNY [email protected]

Joelle Lichtman, MA Design Consultant, and NY Home Safety Assessments for Older Adults [email protected]

Gail Ressler, BS Interior Design griD. Business and Residential Interiors, Specialized in Aging in Place, Universal [email protected]

Manny Feris, LEED AP, Lighting Specialist, Lutron OEM Team [email protected]

Lorraine G. Hiatt, Ph.D. Environmental Gerontologist National Design Consultant and 44 years Design Research [email protected]

Brigid Cahalan, MLS Outreach Librarian NY Public Library [email protected]

Gather Ideas, Work with Others

Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASID RosemaryBakker.com [email protected]

New York Times 12/14/1998 !

http://www.ies.org/store/product/lighting-and-the-visual-environment-for-senior-living-1032.cfm

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Combine Lists and Users Priorities

[email protected]

For more info:

Capabilities We Bring to Living

Visual Discernment: See, Use with Contrast:

Hearing/Understanding: Less Noise

Movement: Building Balance, Agility Judgment: Safely Use What we Have

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Design for Living in One Place?

Can I Reliably Make Needs Known? Do I Follow-through on Important Aspects of Daily Life, Self

Care? Will I Exit Under Own Power from Signal, Instruction? Am I Living Well?

Memory Loss in Urban Apartments. Memory for Safety

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/staying-independent-in-old-age-with-a-little-help/

Phyllis Sperling

Architect

How to Make it Happen

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Do I need an

Architect

or Interior Designer?

http://seniorcarecorner.com/top-10-design-trends-for-aging-in-place

And, whats is the difference?

Architect? Interior designer?

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http://www.huduser.org/portal/publications/pdf/fairhousing/fairch7.pdf

In NYC you need an architect if you plan to make significant

alterations to your apartment, or even to one room.

Moving partitions, changing plumbing locations and any

structural changes require that you file with the NYC

Department of Buildings.

Only an architect or engineer can file with the DOB.

http://mlkinteriors.com/aging-in-place.html

A major modification like this will likely require

an application to the DOB.

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New York City Local Law 58 requires that all

renovations in multiple dwelling buildings

(with elevators) must be designed

to be adaptable to the needs

of the disabled. These changes include:

Interior door widths of 2 10. Corridor widths wide enough for a wheelchair. Reinforcement provided in walls behind the tiles for future grab bars.

Minimum clearances in bathrooms and kitchens. http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/rwg/mopd/html/local58.html

If you decide to do a major renovation:

Cosmetic upgrades, replacing plumbing fixtures in place, usually does not require an architect

or conformance to LL 58.

http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/real-estate/T029-S001-small-remodeling-budgets-big-upgrades/images/8.jpg

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http://mlkinteriors.com/aging-in-place.html

Minor modifications to an existing bath to accommodate

Aging-in-place can be done inexpensively.

http://home4alifetime.com/Photo_Gallery___Links.php

Both an architect and an interior

designer can help you select

fixtures, tiles and colors.

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An example of a renovated kitchen conforming to LL 58.

Both before and after kitchens are too narrow for a

Wheelchair or a wide walker.

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This kitchen is good for a contortionist

Adaptable kitchen design

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Other accommodations for successful aging:

Color contrast at the edge of the steps

A decorative grab bar

What are your rights?

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Reasonable Accommodation for Persons

with Disabilities in Housing

The City Human Rights Law protects the rights of people

with disabilities. It requires that landlords, (co-ops and

condominiums) reasonably accommodate the needs of

disabled tenants, (shareholders or owners) in their apartments or in the common areas.

Reasonable accommodation can be structural, such as a ramp or installing grab bars in the bathroom.

You can get help

The law provides guidance in assessing requests for

reasonable accommodation. It takes into account the nature and cost of the proposed accommodation and the financial

resources of the landlord.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation, you

should inform the landlord and identify the type of

accommodation you need. You may have to give the landlord

a note from your doctor or other health care professional

stating that you have a disability and describing the functional

limitations that your disability imposes.

If you need to file a complaint, call (212) 306-7450

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Bath and Kitchen Design

Joelle Lichtman Interior Designer

Aging-In-Place

According to an AARP survey, over 80% of

older adults wish to remain in their current

home for the rest of their lives.

Over 70% of falls occur in the home for those

65+.

We need to ensure their home environment is

a safe place to live.

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Principles of Universal Design

The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest

extent possible, without the need for

adaptation or specialized design. 1. Equitable Use

2. Flexibility in Use

3. Simple and Intuitive Use

4. Perceptible Information

5. Tolerance for Error

6. Low Physical Effort

7. Size and Space for Approach and Use

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Universal Design

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Bathroom: Before

30 Phillips Lifeline. Falls Prevention and Safety Plan. From: http://www.learnnottofall.com/servlet/DownloadServlet?id=784

Bathroom: After


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Bathroom: Clear, Visible Pathway

Keep a clear path to the bathroom Light the pathway Products:

Motion sensors LED lights or glow tape

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Bathroom: Bathing Safely

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Use assistive devices that contribute to balance Products:

Grab bars (not the same as towel bar!) Walk-in shower Shower chair/transfer bench

Most falls in the house occur in the bathroom!

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Utilize tools to control water flow, temperature Products:

Handheld shower Anti-scald valve Lever controls

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Keep surfaces slip-free Products:

Non-slip mat or tape Shower caddy Bathmat outside of tub

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Bathroom: NYC example

http://home4alifetime.com/Photo_Gallery___Links.php

Bathroom: Modifications

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Bathroom: Toileting

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Products:

Comfort height toilet Attachable bidet Bedside commode

For individuals with visual

impairments, use high

color contrast and for

individuals in wheelchairs

removing the bathroom

door can allow for more

space.

Kitchen: Before


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Kitchen: After


Organize items based on use Utilize appliances with front controls Products/Modifications:

Pull out/down storage and appliances Counters at different heights

Kitchen: Accessibility

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Kitchen: Accessibility

Kitchen: Low Physical Effort

Utilize tools with easy to grip handles Modify cooking activities with gadgets Products:

OXO Good Grips products Lever controls

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Utilize products with visual and auditory cues Products:

Timer (auditory and visual aids) Grabber/Reacher Sturdy stepstool

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Simplify cooking with one touch, easy-to-use or single use products

Products:

Chopper One-cup coffee maker

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Does Your Furniture Support You?

Gail Ressler

Interior Designer

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Lighting Solutions

Manny Feris

Lighting Control Specialist

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Livable New York Resource Manual http://www.aging.ny.gov/LivableNY/ResourceManual/Index.cfm Joan E. Roberts, PhD, Professor of Chemistry Fordham University LIGHTING FOR MAXIMAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Lighting is not neutral, but has either a positive or negative effect

on health. Correct spectrum and timing of lighting is essential

because lighting modifies brain neurotransmitters and

neuropeptides which, in turn, alter both mood and the human

immune response. Proper lighting can improve health and well-

being while poor lighting can alter mood and increase stress and

the risk of diseaselighting in individuals' homes, apartment buildings, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other health

care settings must be specifically designed to compensate for the

decrease in visible light reaching the retinas of those who are over

50 years old, as well as for those individuals of younger ages who

have visual impairments.

Lighting Solutions

Recommended FootCandle Levels (IESNA)

Library

Ordinary reading, stacks..........................20-50

Book repair and binding...........................20-50

Offices

Accounting.............................................50-100

Audio-visual areas....................................20-50

Conference areas....................................20-70

Corridors, stairways..................................20(k)

Drafting..................................................50-200

General and private offices....................50-100

Lobbies, lounges & reception areas...........0-20

Lighting Solutions

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midnight

sunrise/sunset

noon

overcast sky

twilight

3000K

K

5500K

6500K

K

12000 K

incandescent 2800K

K

natural light electric light

4500K cool fluorescent

daylight CFL, warmLED

8000K

00

K

cold white LED

natural white LED

candle 1800K

K

halogen

Why 2700 - 4500 choices?

EISA: Energy Independence and Security Act aims to

increase the energy efficiency of the United States (enacted

in 2007)

incandescent light bulbs are not being outlawed - new regulations (~30% more efficient) just makes them

obsolete

the new standards will phase in over 3 years starting in 2012 for medium-screw-base, general service bulbs

Lighting Solutions

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bulbs can no longer be manufactured, butinventory can be sold...until depleted:

Screw-base Lamp Wattage Effective Date 100W 1/1/2012

75W 1/1/2013

60W & 40W 1/1/2014

many decorative and specialty incandescent bulbs, and all bulbs less than 40 Watts and more than 100 Watts are

exempt

MR-16 and AR-111 (low-voltage, halogen) bulbs are exempt

Lighting Solutions

distributed RF wireless lighting control mini-

system

dimmers, switches, plug-in lamp dimmers

and appliance modules

RF remote control keypads

occupancy/vacancy, daylight sensor

system size: up to 10 RF dimmers

Lighting Solutions

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Wall box sensors Occupancy Auto On & Auto Off

Vacancy Manual On & Auto Off

Countdown Timers Rated for 600 watts or 3A

Switch

Timers 5-60 Minutes Eco version 30 Minutes

Lighting Solutions

Phyllis Sperling

Architect

Auditory Solutions

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Hearing Loss

There are many household accommodations

for people who are deaf or hard of hearing

Amplification phones for the hard of hearing.

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Ear phones that plug into the TV are useful for people

with hearing loss.

..as is closed caption TV.

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A CapTel (Captioned telephone)

uses voice recognition

technology to display text of the

conversation on the telephone

screen.

This combination alarm clock

and fire alarm comes with

strobes and a bed shaker.

Strobe lights, or devices

connected to lamps, can

signal incoming telephone

calls or someone at the door.

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For more information contact:

The Center for Hearing and Communication,

50 Broadway, NYC

Resources

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Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) aging-in-place means living in ones home safely, independently and comfortably, regardless of age,

income or ability level. It means the pleasure of

remaining in a familiar environment throughout ones maturing years, and the ability to enjoy the familiar daily

rituals and the special events that enrich all our lives. It

means the reassurance of being able to call a house a

home for a lifetime.

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Resources: CAPS

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urban areas are attracting residents in their 50s because they provide walkable, mixed-use

living opportunities that are more amenable to

aging in place.

Libraries Architects Businesses

Resource: Age-friendly NYC

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New York City Commission of Human Rights

40 Rector Street

212-306-7450

Resource:

AIA NY DFA

AIA NY Design For Aging Committee

Mission: Increase public awareness of the needs of seniors living in an urban environment, and encourage design that accommodates those needs Vision: Create an Age-Friendly City for all to enjoy

Learn More, Get Involved:

Contact

Jerry Maltz, AIA

212.777.5131

[email protected]

Resource: Design for Aging Committee

http://boomingboroughs.org/contact/

http://main.aiany.org/eOCULUS/newsletter/

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any questions?

Thank you!

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