Designing New Ways to Age in Place

Within the world of aging services, there’s perhaps no more popular concept than “aging in place.” But what exactly does that mean, and how can we make that an attainable goal for most people?

To help answer that question, we turned to Christine Foster, an interior designer with a specific focus on developing new strategies and models to help elders age in place – whether that’s in their own existing homes, or new communal care settings designed to bridge the gaps betweenliterally aging in place and moving into a more formal care community.

In both her work at her own firm – eight two three Interior Planning and Design – and her elder advocacy work with the Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments (SAGE), the Moving Forward Coalition, and elsewhere, Foster looks to combine the best of biophilic and trauma-informed design to create spaces that people of all ages can truly call home.

Read Christine’s white paper on her innovative new model: Innovative Solutions Available at the Intersection of Built Environment and Long Term Care (adobe.com)

Read “Can Health Care Design Away Loneliness” in Healthcare Design:https://healthcaredesignmagazine.com/trends/perspectives/can-healthcare-design-away-loneliness/

Learn more about SAGE: https://sagefederation.org/

Explore cultural transformation services from The Green House Project and Pioneer Network: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/cultural-transformation/