Renovation is becoming an increasingly urgent issue for aging nursing facilities. Changing consumer expectations and growing competition from assisted living have made renovation a key to survival for many of these facilities. The problem is, of course, that the budget for any major environmental overhaul is usually lacking, especially when nursing home finances are under such tremendous pressure.Fortunately, an approach toward resolving this dilemma exists.

This presentation is led by inside expert Sandra Harris, who is noted for her understanding and development of creative and innovative design schemes that address the deficits associated with aging. Of particular note are her innovative concepts that embrace culture change, capture links to home, and encourage residents to function at their highest level possible for longer periods of time. Ms. Harris discusses the low-cost improvements and renovation concepts for nursing homes that address the increased expectations of patients and don't break the bank.

Program Objectives

Users of this program will learn:

• Innovative design schemes
• Design Concepts that embrace culture change
• The importance of lighting
• Use of color palettes in renovations
• Options in building finishes and furnishing wall coverings and window treatments
• Use of fabrics
• Low cost options for the bathroom
• Volunteer services available to your facility

• Director of Nursing
• Facility Manager
• Administrator
• C-Level Executives
• Business Manager
• Architect, Designer, Consultant

About the Speaker

Sandra Harris holds a Master of Arts in Interior Design from the Mount Vernon College of George Washington University in Washington, DC. Numerous national, state and local boards and committees have benefited from Harris' talent and creativity. She has served as an invited conference speaker for the Alzheimer's Association of Eastern Massachusetts, Massachusetts Chapter of the Assisted Living Federation of America, NeoCon-Miami, NeoCon-Chicago, and Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America. With significant managerial and financial experiences in consumer related enterprises, higher education and academic health institutions, Harris brings to each project an understanding of the bottom line and of controls which guarantee that finished projects are of high quality, cost effective and delivered in a timely manner. With a unique approach to market driven designs, she employs strategies that support the client's maximum rate of return on investment.

What Is Included?

The CD includes the audio of the presentation, the slides prepared by the speaker and a .pdf file of the slides for printing. Your computer does need an audio component to use this CD.