Nearby nature and long-term care facility residents: Benefits and design recommendations

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 19, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 7-28

  Kearney, Anne R ^a   Winterbottom, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

End of life; Healing gardens; Long term care; Nearby nature; Restorative gardens

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747787371     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v19n03_02     Document Type: Article

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