Jane M. Rohde | JSR Associates, Inc.

Jane Rohde is the principal and founder of JSR Associates, Inc., a senior living and healthcare consulting firm providing the following services; client focus groups for creative program and care model development, innovative funding strategies, and design and project management services based on evidence based research, sustainable design principles, and resident focused/patient centered programming.

Jane sits on the Research Advisory Council and the Environmental Standards Council; both part of The Center for Health Design. Jane is the former Vice President of the Board of Regents for the American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers (AAHID) and sits on the Health Guidelines Revision Committee (HGRC) for the Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities. Jane speaks nationally and internationally on senior living, aging, healthcare, evidence based design and sustainability.
 

Session Information

Utilizing the Senior Living Sustainability Guide (SLSG)

The Senior Living Sustainability Guide (SLSG) is a tool for benchmarking sustainability within the Senior Living Marketplace. The guide includes four dimensions: (1) Resident, (2) Organization, (3) Operations, and (4) Physical Setting. The overall goal of the guide is not to begin with the built environment, but to establish the desired outcomes for the resident being served. The process for creating a truly sustainable project includes the identification and fulfillment of those resident experiential desires first and foremost, the development of organization structure, identifying all of the operation functions, and creating a physical environment that supports the other three dimensions. Sustainability is a continual process with necessary periodic benchmarking to successfully sustain a senior living setting over time. This presentation will highlight key aspects of the guide; including tools and resources that are available for pilot projects. Case studies to include the utilization of the Guide to develop standards for organizations, evaluate operations and function programming, and the overall success of senior living settings.

Learning Objectives:

1. Provide access to the Senior Living Sustainability Guide (SLSG).

2. Understand how the SLSG is usable for your senior living projects to improve overall outcomes.

3. Direct design professionals and end users through the process to demonstrate the sustaining benefits of the Guide.

4. Knowledge gleaned on how to approach sustainability within the Senior Living Marketplace.