Talking about the design suggestions of the elderly care home

Talking about the design suggestions of the elderly care home

With the advent of China's aging society, the traditional way of providing for the elderly will be challenged like never before. Although it is a common practice in the world to build nursing homes for the elderly at the expense of the government, it is difficult for this practice to become mainstream for China's national conditions. Because of traditions and concepts, the main place for the elderly in China to spend their old age in peace is their own home. In this environment, it is particularly important to build a residential environment suitable for the elderly.

The interior space designed in line with the principle of barrier-free, as well as furniture products can enhance the mobility of the elderly at home to a certain extent, CITIC Furniture shares a few contents with you:

(1) Due to aging or lesions, the physical function of the elderly is also correspondingly declined or damaged, resulting in the performance of the elderly in major systems is significantly different from that of ordinary people. Among them, the most obvious differences from ordinary people are body scale, visual and auditory and lower limb motor systems.

(2) According to the current living situation and physical condition, the elderly can be divided into four types, namely, co-living and self-care, living alone and living alone.

(3) Regarding the barrier-free design of the elderly, on the basis of the study of the physiological and behavioral characteristics of the elderly, the barrier-free design research of the functional space of the home and various types of furniture was carried out systematically.

In the research on home barrier-free design for the elderly, the functions and behaviors of each functional space are analyzed, and the barrier-free home design principles to meet the needs of the elderly are put forward based on the needs and behavioral characteristics of the elderly, so as to carry out the research on the barrier-free design of each functional space in the living room.

Under the guidance of barrier-free design principles, the behavior characteristics of the elderly are fully considered, the layout and behavior of the functional space are systematically optimized, the barrier-free design guidance and functional size indicators are put forward for furniture products, and auxiliary facilities are added to improve the quality of life of the elderly and ensure the safety of the elderly's home life.

According to the needs and consumption psychology of the elderly, the visual and consumer psychological differences between them and ordinary people in terms of home style and color are analyzed, and targeted suggestions are put forward for all aspects of the appearance design of the elderly's home, such as style, furniture design, color and material.