A Healthcare Innovations consulting project team, Best Health worked in partnership with Brookdale Senior Living (Ithaca, NY) to provide actionable, evidence-based design solutions to improve providers’ education, the physical environment, caregiver support, and patient experiences. Through translational design guidelines, design innovations, and business cases, the Best Health team researched and developed sustainable design guideline to improve patients’ clinical care while simultaneously reducing costs.
Best Health is a cross-disciplinary team dedicated to improving the quality of life and supportive care for the residents of Tompkins and Cortland Counties by providing actionable, evidenced-based design solutions for education, the physical environment, and psychological support systems for families and patients experiencing chronic illness. Best Health’s vision is to provide sustainable design guidelines that will improve the supportive care experience for patients, family members, caregivers, and medical providers.