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Design for a Lifetime
Preparing Your Home for Successful Aging
Brigid Cahalan, MLS
Lorraine G. Hiatt, Ph.D. Environmental Gerontologist
NYPL FACILITATOR:
MODERATOR:
PANELISTS:
Gail Ressler, Interior Designer
Joelle Lichtman, Interior Designer
Manny Feris, Lighting Specialist
Phyllis Sperling, Architect
May 28, 2013 5:30-7:30
Schwarzman Building South Court
Auditorium
Design for Aging Committee
Design for a Lifetime - OUTLINE
What and Why This is Important
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How to Make It (“Design”) Happen?
Bath and Kitchen Design
Does Your Furniture Support Your?
Lighting Solutions
Auditory Solutions
Resources
Questions and Responses
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Lorraine G. Hiatt,
Ph.D. Environmental
Gerontologist
National Design
Consultant and 44
years Design Research
lghiatt@aol.com
Gail Ressler, BS
Interior Design griD.
Business and
Residential Interiors,
Specialized in Aging in
Place, Universal
Designgailressler@gm
ail.com
Joelle Lichtman, MA
Design Consultant,
and NY Home Safety
Assessments for Older
Adults
Joelle.lichtman@gmail.
com
Phyllis Sperling, AIA
Architect
Professor Emeritus
City Tech CUNY
phyllis.sperling@gmail.
com
Manny Feris, LEED
™ P, Lighting
Specialist, Lutron
OEM Team
mferis@lutron.com
Brigid Cahalan, MLS
Outreach Librarian
NY Public Library
brigidcahalan@nypl
.org
Gather Ideas, Work with Others
New York Times 12/14/1998 !
Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASID
RosemaryBakker.com
rbdesign@earthlink.net
http://www.ies.org/store/product/lig
hting-and-the-visual-environmentfor-senior-living-1032.cfm
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Combine Lists and Users’ Priorities
For more info:
www.lghiatt@aol.com
Capabilities We Bring to Living
Visual Discernment: “See, Use with Contrast”:
Hearing/Understanding: Less Noise
Movement: “Building Balance, gility”
Judgment: Safely Use What we Have
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Design for Living in One Place?
Memory Loss in Urban Apartments͙. Memory for Safety
• 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?
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/24/staying-independent-in-old-age-with-a-littlehelp/
How to Make it Happen
Phyllis Sperling
Architect
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Do I need an
Architect
or Interior Designer?
http://seniorcarecorner.com/top-10-design-trends-for-aging-in-place
And, what’s is the difference?
Architect?
Interior designer?
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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://www.huduser.org/portal/publications/pdf/fai
rhousing/fairch7.pdf
A major modification like this will likely require
an application to the DOB.
http://mlkinteriors.com/aging-in-place.html
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If you decide to do a major renovation:
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
‘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-smallremodeling-budgets-big-upgrades/images/8.jpg
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Minor modifications to an existing bath to accommodate
Aging-in-place can be done inexpensively.
http://mlkinteriors.com/aging-in-place.html
Both an architect and an interior
designer can help you select
fixtures, tiles and colors.
http://home4alifetime.com/Photo_Gallery___Links.php
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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:
A decorative grab bar
Color contrast at the edge of the steps
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
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Phillips Lifeline. Falls Prevention and Safety Plan. From: http://www.learnnottofall.com/servlet/DownloadServlet?id=784
Bathroom: After
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Phillips Lifeline. Falls Prevention and Safety Plan. From: http://www.learnnottofall.com/servlet/DownloadServlet?id=784
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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
• Most falls in the house occur in the bathroom!nce
Products:
• Grab bars (not the same as towel bar!)
• Walk-in shower
• Shower chair/transfer bench
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Bathroom: Bathing Safely
• Utilize tools to control water flow, temperature
Products:
• Handheld shower
• Anti-scald valve
• Lever controls
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Bathroom: Bathing Safely
• Keep surfaces slip-free
Products:
• Non-slip mat or tape
• Shower caddy
• Bathmat outside of tub
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Bathroom: NYC example
Bathroom: Modifications
http://home4alifetime.com/Photo_Gallery___Links.php
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Bathroom: Toileting
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.
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Kitchen: Before
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Phillips Lifeline. Falls Prevention and Safety Plan. From: http://www.learnnottofall.com/servlet/DownloadServlet?id=784
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Kitchen: After
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Phillips Lifeline. Falls Prevention and Safety Plan. From: http://www.learnnottofall.com/servlet/DownloadServlet?id=784
Kitchen: Accessibility
• Organize items based on use
• Utilize appliances with front controls
Products/Modifications:
• Pull out/down storage and appliances
• Counters at different heights
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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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Kitchen: Low Physical Effort
• Utilize products with visual and auditory cues
Products:
• Timer (auditory and visual aids)
• Grabber/Reacher
• Sturdy stepstool
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Kitchen: Low Physical Effort
• 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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Lighting Solutions
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 wellbeing while poor lighting can alter mood and increase stress and
the risk of disease…lighting 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
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Why 2700° - 4500° choices?
natural light
12000 K
electric light
twilight
cold white LED
8000K
65000
overcast sky
550KK
noon
natural white LED
cool fluorescent
4500K
3000K
2800K
sunrise/sunset
1800K
K
candle
daylight CFL, warmLED
halogen
incandescent
midnight
Lighting Solutions
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
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Lighting Solutions
• bulbs can no longer be manufactured, but…inventory can be
sold...until depleted:
Screw-base Lamp Wattage
Effective Date
100W
75W
60W & 40W
1/1/2012
1/1/2013
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 minisystem
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dimmers, switches, plug-in lamp dimmers
and appliance modules
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RF remote control keypads
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occupancy/vacancy, daylight sensor
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system size: up to 10 RF dimmers
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Lighting Solutions
Wall box sensors
Countdown Timers
Occupancy - Auto On &
Auto Off
Vacancy - Manual On &
Auto Off
Rated for 600 watts or 3A
Switch
Timers - 5-60 Minutes
Eco version - 30 Minutes
Auditory Solutions
Phyllis Sperling
Architect
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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.
Strobe lights, or devices
connected to lamps, can
signal incoming telephone
calls or someone at the door.
This combination alarm clock
and fire alarm comes with
strobes and a bed shaker.
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For more information contact:
The Center for Hearing and Communication,
50 Broadway, NYC
Resources
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Resources: CAPS
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS)
“…aging-in-place means living in one’s home safely,
independently and comfortably, regardless of age,
income or ability level. It means the pleasure of
remaining in a familiar environment throughout one’s
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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Resource: Age-friendly NYC
“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
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Resource:
New York City Commission of Human Rights
40 Rector Street
212-306-7450
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Resource: Design for Aging Committee
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
http://boomingboroughs.org/contact/
Learn More, Get Involved:
Contact
Jerry Maltz, AIA
212.777.5131
njmaltz@earthlink.net
http://main.aiany.org/eOCULUS/newsletter/
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Thank you!
any questions?
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