Co lle g e Pla c e Re tiring to Alma Ma te r Ja me s Ma ure r - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Co lle g e Pla c e Re tiring to Alma Ma te r Ja me s Ma ure r April 27, 2006

T he T he sis’ s Arg ume nt  T he re is a sub sta ntia l ne e d fo r ho using o ptio ns a ppro pria te fo r g ro wing de mo g ra phic s. An o ptio n is the c o nstruc tio n o f re tire me nt c o mmunitie s a ffilia te d with c o lle g e s a nd unive rsitie s, ye t ma ny o f the se c o mmunitie s suffe r fro m a type c a st ho using mo de l.  As ma ny a dults re a c h re tire me nt a g e , the y e xpe rie nc e sig nific a nt c ha ng e s in the ir life style , so so c ia l a nd e nviro nme nta l re q uire me nts c ha ng e a s the y mo ve into the ne xt pha se o f life .  Unive rsitie s c a n o ffe r sub sta ntia l b e ne fits to o lde r a dults, ra ng ing fro m c o ntinue d inte lle c tua l pursuit to fre q ue nt so c ia l, c ultura l, a nd a thle tic e ve nts.  Re tire e s c a n a lso c o ntrib ute to the unive rsity e nviro nme nt b y inc re a sing the dive rsity o f the unive rsity c o mmunity, a s c usto me rs fo r unive rsity se rvic e s, a nd a s po te ntia l fina nc ia l suppo rte rs.

L ite ra ture Re vie w  T he o re tic a l fra me wo rk o f e nviro nme nta l psyc ho lo g y  Ho w the de ve lo pme nt o f e nviro nme nta l psyc ho lo g y a nd so c ia l e c o lo g y ha s e sta b lishe d tha t the re a re sig nific a nt re la tio nships b e twe e n the physic a l e nviro nme nt a nd b o th func tio na l a nd psyc ho lo g ic a l c o nditio ns o f inha b ita nts.  Ho using fo r o lde r a dults – 2 ho using o ptio ns  Assiste d L iving F a c ilitie s (AL F s): mo re re side nt-c e nte re d living a rra ng e me nts tha n nursing ho me s  Co ntinuing Ca re Re tire me nt Co mmunity mo de ls (CCRC): c o mmunitie s in whic h re side nts purc ha se spe c ia lize d se rvic e s tha t will, a t a minimum, pro vide living a rra ng e me nts a nd he a lth c a re fo r the re ma inde r o f the ir life time .

Me tho ds a nd Pro c e dure s  T he the sis invo lve s a re vie w o f typo lo g ic a l a nd a lte rna tive ho using mo de ls fo r unive rsity b a se d re tire me nt c o mmunitie s. I t use s a c a se study a ppro a c h a t se ve ra l re tire me nt fa c ilitie s a nd unive rsitie s to e va lua te the de g re e o f inte g ra tio n, le g a l a nd fiduc ia ry struc ture s, a nd so c io -c ultura l impa c ts. A c ritiq ue o f the se c o mmunitie s wa s pre se nte d to e sta b lish the pa ra me te rs o f a de sig n pro je c t.  So me o f the re se a rc h wa s c o nduc te d re mo te ly thro ug h te le pho ne c o nve rsa tio ns, e le c tro nic c o rre spo nde nc e , pub lishe d g uide s a nd b ro c hure s. At se ve ra l o the r lo c a tio ns whe re lo g istic a l c o nc e rns pe rmitte d, mo re de ta ile d inve stig a tio ns we re c o nduc te d tha t inc lude d site visits a nd inte rvie ws with ke y sta ff in a dditio n to pub lishe d ma te ria ls.  L o ng vie w – I tha c a Co lle g e  K e nda l a t I tha c a – Co rne ll Unive rsity a nd T o mpkins Co rtla nd Co mmunity Co lle g e  Oa k Ha mmo c k – Unive rsity o f F lo rida

Me tho ds a nd Pro c e dure s  F o r e a c h pre c e de nt, the fo llo wing wa s re se a rc he d:  Ba sic I nfo rma tio n  Pro g ra m  Re side nt Pro file  De sc riptio n o f Re tire me nt Ho me  De ta ils  Co st  Co lle g ia te Affilia tio n  Ana lysis o f Re tire me nt Ho me  I nc lude s ma p o f lo c a tio n, pho to s o f pre c e de nt a nd pla ns o f units a nd b uilding

Re sults  T he fina l o utc o me is a pro po sa l fo r a c o lle g ia te re tire me nt c o mmunity in Syra c use Unive rsity.  Pro g ra m c o nsiste d o f 92 units (60 1 b e dro o m a nd 32 2 b e dro o m), pub lic spa c e s (re ta il, he a lth c linic , g a lle ry, dining , e tc .) a nd o utdo o r spa c e s.  T he de sig n a ppro a c h wa s:  to fa c ilita te inte ra c tio n b e twe e n re side nts a nd o the r, o utside g ro ups thro ug h fle xib le pro g ra mming  to ma ximize inte rg e ne ra tio na l mixing we re b a la nc e d thro ug ho ut the pro c e ss with re c o g nitio n o f re side nt’ s priva c y ne e ds  ta ke a dva nta g e o f the pro je c t’ s urb a n lo c a tio n

Critiq ue o f T he sis  Pro s  L ite ra ture Re vie w wa s tho ro ug h a nd info rma tive  Ca se study c o nne c te d we ll with lite ra ture re vie w  Ana lysis o f site (c o mme rc ia l stre e ts, pub lic tra nspo rta tio n, he a lthc a re ne a rb y)  Co ns  Co nfuse d o n ho w a na lysis wa s a c hie ve d  No pro c e ss  No q uo te s o r so urc e s  A little distra c ting tha t c a se study dra wing s we re n’ t his wo rk a s the y e a c h ha d diffe re nt style s