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materials, mind, community, and innovations. Whether
or not a project is working toward WELL accreditation,
there are several components of the standard worth
highlighting in the context of senior living:
Designing for nourishment. This means "creating
food environments where the healthiest choice is the
easiest choice." By considering how staff accesses
nourishment throughout the day, we can influence their
choices toward healthy options, encouraging more
mindful eating.
Designing for movement. Using design to
YourLife Palm Beach Gardens uses hearing loops under the carpet to send audio wirelessly to hearing
aids, eliminating the environmental noise of a blaring sound system.
"promote physical activity and discourage sedentary
behaviors" is important to staff well-being. Just as fitness centers have become a strong selling point for residents, fitness
Reducing on-the-job stress
spaces for staff and connections to multimodal transit are becoming
Workplace stress has a direct influence on the morale and engageimportant workplace amenities.
ment of employees. Thoughtful design depends on the designer having
Access to natural light. This has a massive impact on the mental
a detailed understanding of the day-to-day tasks that take place in a
health, productivity, and sleep patterns of employees. Thoughtful
senior living community. At the beginning of projects, it's important to
design gives employees regular access to daylight and specifies lighting
spend a day or two on-site observing staff workflow to understand chalsystems that respond to the circadian rhythms of shift workers.
lenges. Designers should look for opportunities to reduce the number
A wellness-oriented workplace is helpful on several fronts-both as a
of steps staff members must take during the day and focus on finding
practical way to improve the health and engagement of employees and
extra space that's being eaten up by an inefficient process. More efas a strong message to recruits about the type of company culture a
ficient spaces mean less stress and more time in the day for meaningful
company hopes to create.
aspects of the job.

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