Creating a sense of home: assisted living in the Timiskaming District
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2023-04-08
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With a rapidly growing aging population, there is an
imminent need for assisted living. This is especially true for
Northern Ontario; specifically, more remote northern communities
such as ones within the Timiskaming District. These communities
suffer from being under serviced, leaving aging members of these
areas unable to receive the levels of care they require.
Moreover, when assisted living is offered, it is within the form
of facility-based design. This creates a problem as these facilities
do not take into account the northern identity, but also, they are
not proven to be beneficial to the well-being and independence of
senior adults.
This thesis presents an alternative way that assisted living
can be designed for the well-being of aging individuals through
village – based, community design, that takes into account the
northern identity. This can be done through creating a strong
community amongst the residents, but also within the surrounding
external community of Kirkland Lake, Ontario.
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Assisted living, Northern Ontario, sense of home, independence, well-being, community