cover of episode Episode 76: Professor Catherine Bridge on how well we design bathrooms for aged care & can we do better?

Episode 76: Professor Catherine Bridge on how well we design bathrooms for aged care & can we do better?

2021/6/28
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Emeritus Professor Catherine Bridge has a significant national and international reputation in the area of enabling environments, as evidenced by her invited participation in the International Design Awards as a judge; along with numerous International forums and publications. She is one of Australia’s eminent experts on housing solutions for older people. Her housing research portfolio includes research on housing and care; housing and health; older people and sustainability; accessibility of the built environment and extensive research on home modification interventions.In this exclusive interview, she talks about how Australia compares on a global scale when we are talking about designing disability and where we could do better in the future of disability design and planning, especially in the increasingly-critical area of bathroom design.*This podcast is bought to you in association with Caroma LiveWell, proud sponsors of the Aged Care Series of podcasts.  For more information on Caroma LiveWell please go to: *https://www.caroma.com.au/livewell)