I recently had the good fortune of visiting my family in Australia and attending my cousin’s wedding. However, amidst the celebration and the joy of seeing my relatives, a shadow of sadness hovered over me as I came to understand the drastic changes my grandmother has undergone since I last saw her ten years ago. …
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Gadget Go-Coaster Fall Protection: The Magic Is In The Details
At Disneyland, magic is found in the smallest of details. Recently, we had the opportunity to collaborate with Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI) to design safety railings for staff and guests at one of their Disneyland rides, Gadget Go-Coaster. The concept of a safety rail seems like a somewhat utilitarian, simple, and straightforward project. As we …
Designing for Healthy Aging
In April, I had the opportunity to attend the Healthy Aging Summit, hosted by Keiro Senior HealthCare at the Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center at USC. The Summit presented the idea of “Healthy Aging”, a principle that I have thought about quite extensively throughout the many years I have worked in the field of nursing …
Nursing Home Design – The Biggest Mistakes Made Today
One of the biggest mistakes currently being made in the Nursing Home design is the new trend of following the Hospitality Model. It has become popular to abandon the Medical Model and take a literal turn toward designing a Skilled Nursing Facility like a hotel. It is understandable where the roots of this trend come from, as …
Magic of the Mouse: How the Happiest Place on Earth sheds light on our Nursing Home Designs
We are often asked how we reconcile our Entertainment Projects, mainly Disneyland work, with our dedication to our core Healthcare Projects. Our answer is simple: we use what we learn and experience from these unique Disney projects and apply the concepts and design elements into our healthcare projects. While putting myself through architecture school, I …
Nursing Home Design Concepts: The Effective Use of Natural Light
As an architect who specializes in designing healthcare projects, namely acute care, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, I’ve become passionate about what I see as an essential need to provide ample natural light. As a matter of fact, in my work, perhaps nowhere is the availability of natural light more critical to a resident’s …
Gregg Maedo + Associates: Our Dedication to the Elderly
Greetings! We are Gregg Maedo + Associates, an Architectural Design Firm specializing in serving the Long Term Healthcare Industry. Our company is passionate about and dedicated to taking care of our most frail, weak, and elderly citizens across the nation. We consider it an honor that we are allowed to use our Architectural and Design …
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