The Living Environment

Abstract

In this chapter we address the question of what kind of living environments the 20 homes provided in the early 2000s and how they compare with the past. Forty years ago, Pincus adopted the term the ‘institutional environment’ which he defined as the

psycho-social milieu in which the residents live as expressed through and/or generated by (a) physical aspects of the setting, including design, location, furnishing and equipment; (b) rules, regulations and program which govern daily life; and (c) staff behavior with residents.