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As it stands, “cluster neighborhood design” is the standard for nursing homes around the world, which often has 40 to 50 residents living in a single wing, with two to four people per room.

Chang’s team from the Design Institute for Health has been working on the “Nursing Home System Study” alongside experts from the UT School of Nursing, the Steve Hicks School of Social Work ...

Many design changes that could have prevented the spread of COVID-19 were already needed to improve the well-being of nursing home residents. The pandemic has made these issues impossible to ignore.

They give the impression that residents are “home,” Administrator Dave Duffy says. The design of the nearly 27,000 square-foot floor facilitates resident-centered care.

The Pilgrim Haven skilled-care center was built in 1956 and, pending approval from Los Altos city officials, will be demolished next year and replaced by a nursing home designed by CSD Architects.