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Strategies for Safer Senior Living CommunitiesThis resource includes strategies for dining facilities, amenity spaces, and individual units. Download >
The project is the first of its kind as a Green House® assisted living facility in the state. It consists of two houses for the care of residents with dementia (and other memory-related issues) and a third structure for marketing and administration. Each house has private bedrooms and baths for 12 residents and includes a kitchen, dining room, living room, and den.#SpecialProjects #DFA #CaseStudies #DFAR12 #FoxHillVillage #WhiteOakCottages #BestPractices #EGAPC #WhiteOakCottagesatFoxHillVillage #DesignforAgingKnowledgeCommunity