smart technology; nurses can roam freely, spending time with residents. A windowed charting room allows nurses to complete private work but still have a view and be accessible. Working desks and touch-down spaces in open areas are seamlessly integrated. Built-in medicine cabinets just inside each resident room minimize disruption. All resident rooms are private. Carefully thought out to make bathing and toileting easier for both residents and staff, the Europeanstyle bathroom has a no-threshold shower and no shower curtain. Instead, the entire bathroom is open, facilitating mobility between shower, water closet and vanity. User-friendly fold-down grab bars and water closets were carefully located so caregivers can reach and assist the resident from two sides. Aldersgate's setting-a historic and almost rural campus within an urban community-inspired the building's design. Households are named after established Charlotte neighborhoods. Households are differentiated by color, fixtures and furnishings. Designed to offer residents choices like those they would have in a private home, the Center is the embodiment of Aldersgate's model of care. Environments for Aging * special supplement 105