Welcome to the Elder Friendly Design Resource Collaboration Centre!
About This Site
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Purpose: to assist stakeholders to design, build and retrofit environments that facilitate the global functional abilities of older persons in a variety of care settings.1
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Content: a compilation of resources intended to enable evidence-informed recommendations, however does not represent a meta-analysis of evidence related to elder friendly design.
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Access: anyone can view pages and download resources. As a collaborative space, we encourage site visitors to get involved. To learn how, click here.
Subject Menu
Physical Environment:
Physical Environments: Sound And Smell
Physical Environments: Furnishings And Flooring
Physical Environment: Colour And Decor
Physical Environment: Vision And Lighting
Design For Specific Settings:
Design For: Residential And Long Term Care
Design For: Dementia
Design For: Safety
Design For: The Home
Design For: Outdoor Spaces
Design For: Hospitals
Other:
Multi-Topic Resources
Multisensory Therapeutic Environments
Architecture And Universal Design
Wayfinding, Signage And Orientation
Legislation and Policy
1 Parke, B., & Friesen, K. (2010). Creating elder friendly acute care hospitals: The physical design dimension. Perspectives, 34(1); 5-13.
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