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Improving the Outdoor Access for Older Adults (DVD)

  • Author: Susan Rodiek
  • Format: DVD
  • Publication Date: Sep 4, 2009

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Learn How Nature Can Benefit Seniors
This award-winning set of DVDs is a must-have resource on understanding key issues in planning outdoor space for older adults. Based on recent research, the case studies and easy-to-follow examples illustrate how to apply these concepts in a broad range of senior housing types and care facilities.

Buy the entire set and receive $10 off.

*View clips of other Access to Nature DVDs located in
the 'Related Products' section*



Publisher: The Texas A&M University Center for Health Systems & Design
Funded by: The National Institute on Aging, a division of the NIH

ASLA 2010 Professional Awards Winner

This fast-paced and lively set of three half-hour videos includes dramatic images, professional narration, and a rich variety of site photos, 3-D animations, diagrams, sketches, and interviews with senior residents and world-renowned experts on this multidisciplinary topic.

Whether you are a care provider,policy-maker, educator, designer, or consumer advocate, you will learn more about how outdoor access can improve senior health in residential settings, and how to apply these concepts in real-world conditions.

This educational resource includes:

- Online Interactive exercises
- Research references
- In-depth readings on dementia
- Outdoor evaluation tool
- Continuing education credit

DVD2: "Improving Outdoor Access for Older Adults" 31 minutes
How the Building influences outdoor usage

Whether you are planning a new community or remodeling an existing one, this video illustrates a variety of ways the building layout can encourage residents to go outdoors. Case sutdies, sketches, and models show how to make strong indoor-outdoor connections, remove 'invisible' barriers, and create successful transition zones.