Review of Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas

摘要

Residential Design for Aging in Place by Drue Lawlor and Michael Thomas addresses an important societal issue: how to design residences to enable aging in place for the rapidly growing number of seniors in the United States and in many countries worldwide. Of particular concern is the "Senior Tsunami," a name sometimes given to the rapidly growing number of Baby Boomers who are just now approaching the traditional retirement age of 65. It is clear that we could never build enough assisted living facilities to accommodate the massive number of elders indicated by the daunting Baby Boomer demographics. Nor should we, since multiple surveys have indicated that the vast number of seniors desire to age in their own home, or "age in place." Moreover, most seniors do not have the financial resources to move by choice into assisted living facilities or continuing care retirement communities.