Each for different reasons, many skilled nursing and long-term care providers are looking at building short-term rehab or converting long-term care environments into short-term rehab wings. The logical...
You’ll later regret these 5 design decisions
By
Michael Hass
Aug 05, 2016
For your benefit, here are five skilled nursing design decisions I’ve seen people regret once they actually move residents in.
Can your building prevent falls?
By
Michael Hass
Jul 07, 2016
As a development, design, and construction professional, I have a generous and healthy respect for the fact that the buildings we build are entirely secondary to the care provided inside them.
Life safety codes reflect homelike environments
By
Michael Hass
May 13, 2016
We recently passed the two-year anniversary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announcing that they would be adopting the 2012 Life Safety Code.
Choosing structural systems in a skilled nursing environment
By
Michael Hass
Mar 09, 2016
Skilled nursing is so purpose-built that thinking abstractly about future changes to the building seems unnecessary.
How to encourage use of courtyards
By
Michael Hass
Jan 25, 2016
First, courtyards can be, but usually aren’t, about lovely landscaping.
The problem with parking
By
Michael Hass
Jun 05, 2015
One common problem amongst all real estate is parking: Namely, how much to provide and where to put it.
Is geothermal good for my community?
By
Michael Hass
Apr 09, 2015
It’s news to no one that construction for senior living is strong, in no small part because large investment dollars are flowing into the space.