Lighting

Recent trends indicate an increase in healthy living and mental well-being in environments with biophilic design elements. However, incorporating nature into interiors is more than just a trend — it...

It’s the first command in the Biblical creation story — let there be light. But if you’re working a night shift in a long-term care facility, I need you to stop reading this right now and go turn...

Approximately 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. The quality of life for these residents is often compromised as they face daily difficulties and challenges, one of which is the risk of falling...

Older men and women who are exposed to any amount of light while sleeping are more likely to have these chronic conditions than their peers who sleep in total darkness, investigators have found.

Elders in skilled nursing facilities spend most of their time indoors. However, the need for healthy light increases with age as the pupil gets smaller and the eye’s lens thickens, requiring even more...

Residents slept better after a Sacramento, CA, nursing home installed programmable LED lighting fixtures and set them to mimic natural light fluctuations, say long-term care researchers from Brown University.

Nurses with nearsightedness or the visual changes of aging were less likely to misread medication labels under optimized lighting conditions.

A new lighting system allows facility operators to customize blue light exposure to promote better sleep and wakefulness.

These tips, such as how to improve visual contrast in living spaces, can help vision-impaired residents remain safe and self-reliant.

Older women who leave the television and other lights on while asleep have a higher likelihood of becoming obese, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.