1. Safety principle: Ensure the safety of the buildings and facilities of senior care institutions, including compliance with relevant regulations and building standards, to prevent accidents for the elderly. For example, safety facilities such as non-slip floors, handrails and guardrails are reasonably installed to avoid dangerous height differences and sharp objects.
2. Principle of accessibility: Provide a barrier-free access environment to facilitate the daily activities of the elderly. It is important to consider the use of walking, wheelchair and assistive devices for the elderly, and to ensure that areas such as walkways, doorways, elevators, bathrooms, and other areas are designed for accessibility, such as the installation of ramps, spacious porches, and so on.
3. Principle of comfort: create a comfortable and pleasant living environment, including considerations of temperature, lighting, ventilation, noise control, etc. Do a good job of room layout and furniture arrangement to meet the personal preferences and living habits of the elderly.
4. Principle of socialization: Elderly institutions should provide a rich variety of social activities and places to promote communication and interaction among the elderly. For example, set up recreation rooms, book reading areas, gymnasiums, conversation corners and other public **** spaces to provide the elderly with opportunities for friendship and leisure.
5. Principle of health care: Provide corresponding care facilities and equipment for common health problems of the elderly. For example, professional medical rooms, nursing stations, pharmacies, etc. are configured to safeguard the basic medical and health management needs of the elderly.
6. Intelligent technology principle: Introduce the application of intelligent technology to improve the management efficiency and service quality of elderly organizations. For example, the use of intelligent safety monitoring systems, remote nursing equipment, intelligent health management platforms, etc., to monitor the physical condition of the elderly as well as provide convenient services.
7. Principle of personalization: Respect the personal choice and unique needs of the elderly, and flexibly design and plan the various areas of the elderly institutions. Individual accommodation and home services are provided to meet the different needs of different elderly people, so that they can receive individualized care and attention.
The ageing-friendly design of elderly institutions should take into account the physical, psychological and social needs of the elderly, focus on details and humanized design, and provide a warm, safe and comfortable living environment.