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Safe and Usable Outdoor Spaces for Older Adults (DVD)

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

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Quick Overview

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

DVD 3: "Safe and Usable Outdoor Spaces for Older Adults" 34 minutes
How to plan and design the outdoor elements

By using the right elements, outdoor spaces that were previously underutilized can now become more inviting, functional, and well-used. Case studies, 3D animated examples, diagrams and sketches show how to transform existing areas by emphasizing features that appeal to residents, while supporting their need for autonomy and independence.