Senior Living Design Memory Care Lighting SNF Skilled Nursing Disease Prevention

Costly Design Features Can Pay Off for Skilled Nursing

Melinda P. Avila-Torio, Carlos Moreno, and Alejandro Giraldo show how spending on facility upgrades to meet new standards of disease prevention can save money in the long term by avoiding costly outbreaks that cost operators hundreds of millions of dollars annually.   

 Honoring Our Troops

Honoring Our Troops and Paying Respects to Our Veterans

In the lobby of Juliette Fowler Communities, an Intergenerational Community serving children to older adults, in Dallas, TX, residents and guest are greeted with a touching reminder of the sacrifices military family are called upon to make.

THW Celebrates 60 Year Anniversary National Senior Living Architects

THW Design Celebrates 60 Years at Latrobes on Royal | New Orleans

This year marks THW's 60th anniversary and we celebrated at Latrobes on Royal during the LeadingAge National Convention and EXPO in New Orleans. Over six decades, we have grown to become one of the leading senior living and healthcare design firms. 4 Continents, 28 States, 1,000+ Commissions and counting...

Best Alzheimer's Gifts Christmas Presents 2017

Our Favorite Gift Ideas for 2017

We've compiled a list of our favorite gift ideas for loved ones with Alzheimer's and dementia. As the disease progresses, it becomes more and more difficult for our loved ones to perform simple tasks and activities they once enjoyed.

Best Alzheimer's Gifts Christmas Presents

Our Favorite Gift Ideas for 2016

We've compiled a list of our favorite gift ideas for loved ones with Alzheimer's and dementia. In the middle to late stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia it can be difficult to know what might be an appropriate gift. According to the Alzheimer's Association, as memory loss becomes more severe it is important to provide a feeling of comfort and safety.