Home space planning for seniors

Usługa

Architectural barriers for people with mobility disabilities, the elderly; the lack of expertise of family members, caregivers, which makes every daily activity more difficult and prolonged; the deteriorating health of the elderly who are left alone in their homes and using rooms such as the bathroom, using facilities such as the bathtub, the toilet, reaching for things from higher shelves, which previously did not cause them difficulties, becomes more difficult every day.

Integrating seniors into the community with suggesting changes through providing advice on the purchase of appropriate assistive equipment or modifications to individual rooms, which enables people to move around more freely and use their home space more comfortably.

Older people; people with disabilities; dependants; caregivers.

Caregivers of older people or people with disabilities; foundations and organisations supporting older people; foundations and organisations supporting people with disabilities; organisations involved in local activities.

Handbook; list of entities that can be reached out to for funding; interdisciplinary team resource packs; description of the solution model.

New skills acquired in order to use living space more functionally; motivation to tidy and organise one's home; facilitating daily activities such as lifting, moving, washing one's body or getting out of the bath; strengthening one's muscles and ability to appreciate small things and influence the surrounding reality; ability to use high shelves in the kitchen; opening up to psychological and psychiatric support; standing up independently and being able to find time for one's own needs, without the need for care from others; acquiring the ability to lift and carry objects safely; reducing feelings of loneliness and being able to plan to meet separate needs; being able to share personal dilemmas and concerns.

Tak

Older persons and/or persons with disabilities; persons dealing with individuals from the target groups.

Distribution of a guidebook; a device to use the educational material; the ability to read interior design plans.

Stowarzyszenie Wzajemnej Pomocy „Flandria”

Inowrocław, Bydgoszcz, Toruń

Generator Innowacji. Sieci Wsparcia 2 [2019-2023]