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Lower Your Operating Costs with a Building Space Analysis

With the economy struggling to get back on its feet, many long-term care and senior living providers are looking for innovative opportunities that will not only help them survive in the short term but improve their industry position over the long term. You may ask: “How is this possible without expending large amounts of capital resources we don’t have?” The simple answer is to better utilize what you do have to take advantage of cost efficiencies and reconfigure your facilities, bringing them in line with what the market demands.

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A New Approach to Long-Term Care for Veterans

Plunkett Raysich Architects has designed an addition for the Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Madison, Wisconsin – William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, under the recently revised Section 106 V.A. Community Living Center (CLC) Guidelines. The VA is propelling a resident-centered care model for all of its nursing home facilities for the 21st Century. Unlike the previous approach for VA Nursing Homes, the Community Living Centers provide a more dignified, nurturing, and residential experience for Veterans.

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Times are a changing - and so are expectations in long-term care facilities

From resident center care philosophy to culture change to Green House® or small house concepts, the long-term care typical model is “a changing.” The question still exists...Is it for the better?

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County-Skilled Care Facilities making facilities more efficient by design

Improving Efficiency in Skilled Nursing Facilities - Despite budget challenges and rising healthcare costs, Wisconsin county governments are finding innovative ways to provide high quality care for their aging residents. While part of the formula for success has been leveraging state and federal incentives to “right-size” care facilities, counties have also reduced the financial impact on taxpayers by implementing efficiencies in skilled nursing care.

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Healthy Village - health and wellness for seniors in the new millennium

The Vision - Seniors are living longer and more satisfying lives. A collaborative, interactive, and supportive environment can assist people in the community reach their goal for healthier lives. A Healthy Village is a market-driven health and wellness community for seniors that provides healthcare options, fitness accommodations, and assisted living as well as independent senior housing, all on the same campus. The Healthy Village concept, when fully expanded, may provide availability of a variety of related consumer amenities including a pharmacy, deli/coffee shops, bookstores, and healthy foods store.

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"The Concourse D expansion at General Mitchell International Airport is a success by every measure; due in large part to the design and project management expertise of Plunkett Raysich Architects.  Along with the exemplary design, managing major facility improvement projects presents constant challenges.  They worked with and led the team in a way that allowed us to maintain focus on our daily responsibilities and ensured the overall success of the project."

Barry Bateman
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General Mitchell International Airport

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