Características do ambiente domiciliar adaptado para o cuidado do idoso

Abstract

In Brazil, and also worldwide, the projection for the next decades is that the population will age, increasing the amount of elderly people among society. The older the people get, the more fragile and limited they become, with a growing tendency of becoming dependent on other people. In many cases, the people they depend on are relatives. For a diverse range of reasons, these senior people end up being brought to a relative’s house. This fact helps them have a more humanized treatment, but that also depends on how well adapted is the house to receive a patient with such needs and limitations. This paper deals with the already existent standards and general information regarding the adaptions a house must undergo to receive an elderly person, as well as accessibility standards and other materials about this subject. It also compiles a new material that was created based on a research with people that have faced the experience of having a senior relative at home. In the end, the most valuable suggestions and recommendations are listed, based on Architecture and Comfort. This should help people on how to properly adapt a home environment to receive and treat the elderly, and each reader can readjust it the way it most conveniently serves his/her needs.