Page 43 - Bernardon_Housing for Aging_SOQ 08.2023

Housing for Aging

Designing Safer Spaces for Housing for Aging Communities

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, our designers share their strategies to enhance communities to prevent
the spread of infectious disease. From responsive living spaces to incorporating the use of PPE and improved
technology, their design approaches are outlined in this blog published in June 2020.

Over the past three months, housing for aging communities diseases. The design of private rooms, common
across the country have weathered unprecedented areas, and outdoor spaces can all be adjusted to
conditions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As elderly create a healthier environment.
residents are highly susceptible to the Coronavirus disease
due to age and underlying conditions, these communities Adjustments to these living arrangements are assessed
must swiftly adapt as they look to the future of providing constantly – Bernardon maintains a conscious effort
care in a post-Covid world. to implement thoughtful, customized design solutions
within each of our housing for aging projects – and now
■ As designers, we have the ability to assist in these more than ever, our designers are committed to enhancing
adaptations through design solutions that create a that approach.
safer environment and deter contamination from
infectious diseases. Driven by economic factors
and the need to foster socialization within these
communities, residents are often placed in close
quarters which can further the spread of infectious

BERNARDON | STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS www.bernardon.com