In order to ensure the mobility of the elderly, especially those in wheelchairs, the indoor floor should avoid the height changes of thresholds and steps. Even if the ground changes in height, it should be transitional with a small slope. As the ability of the elderly in all aspects may be degraded, the change in the depth of the ground color may lead to the elderly making wrong judgments about the height of the ground, affecting normal walking. For the sake of safety, the ground color should be unified as far as possible
the scorching sun "drove away" the last breeze in spring. Summer is coming, and the living environment, like clothes changing seasons, needs to remove the previous heaviness. In fact, just make some small changes at home, and the home environment will become clean and refreshing. So how to deal with the details to "cool down" the room
design pursues details and materials should have special functions
recently, the second warning of decoration this autumn issued by the indoor environment monitoring center of the China Interior Decoration Association proposed that the decoration of elderly housing should not only meet the physiological, psychological and health needs of the elderly, but also adapt to the physical characteristics of the elderly. According to the reporter, there is a certain difference in the decoration between the old people's room and the ordinary room. Not only should the detail design take into account the safety and convenience of the old people's daily actions, but also pay attention to the selection of materials with special functions, such as choosing ground materials, carpets and mats with anti-skid function, so as to ensure the safety of the old people
detail design focuses on safety and convenience
according to Yu Zhong, the chief designer of the light boat, compared with ordinary decoration, the design of the elderly's room should take care of the safety and convenience of the elderly's daily actions from the details. Therefore, before decoration, customers should communicate with the designer more, so that the designer can fully understand the physical condition and actual needs of the elderly
in order to ensure the mobility of the elderly, especially those in wheelchairs, indoor floors should avoid changes in the height of thresholds, steps and so on. Even if the ground changes in height, it should be transitional with a small slope. As the ability of the elderly in all aspects may be degraded, the change in the depth of the ground color may lead to the elderly making wrong judgments about the height of the ground, affecting normal walking. For the sake of safety, the ground color should be unified as far as possible. In the lobby, living room, bedroom, bathroom and other places, some auxiliary handrails with a diameter of 4 cm and a height of 90 cm can be set at intervals. The material is waterproof wood, which is better for the elderly to walk
in terms of bedroom design, Cheng Senbo, a senior designer of Yezhifeng, believes that the elderly often have poor sleep quality. Some elderly people often get up and go to the toilet at night. In order to avoid affecting their wives' rest, according to needs, the bedroom design should consider the old couple sleeping in separate beds. The bathroom had better not use a bathtub to avoid the danger of the elderly slipping in the bathtub. Rest facilities should be installed in the shower area and lobby in case the elderly suddenly feel dizzy
if the kitchen adopts double row cabinets, the space between the two rows should ensure the rotation of the wheelchair. Considering the height characteristics of the elderly, the height of the cabinet table should be 75-80 cm. If considering the use of wheelchair users, the table top should not be higher than 75 cm, and the height from the floor cabinet to the bottom of the hanging cabinet should be 1.2 m to 1.4 M. In order to facilitate the elderly in wheelchairs to operate close to the table, the lower part of the stove and pool should be left empty. In addition, for the convenience of the elderly, the number of drawers can be appropriately increased, and switches requiring greater force such as hydraulic supports can be avoided as far as possible. The handle of the hanging cabinet can be appropriately lowered, and the handle of the floor cabinet can be appropriately raised
it is best to use sliding doors. During decoration, the lower track should be embedded in the ground to avoid height difference; For the side hung door, a space of about 50 cm should be reserved on the wall on one side of the handle to facilitate the elderly in wheelchairs to open the door sideways. If you need to use a wheelchair indoors, the anti-collision treatment of the wall and corner should be carried out within the height range of 20-30 cm from the ground
pay attention to anti-skid indoors
when selecting materials, pay attention to selecting materials with special functions. "There is no rule to follow, but when choosing materials, we should always consider the safety and convenience of the elderly." Cheng Senbo said, "for example, when choosing floor materials, try to choose one with anti-skid function; choose one with warm water washing function for toilet."
the bathroom is the place where accidents are most likely to occur, and the water vapor causes the ground to be wet and slippery, so anti slip mats should be placed at the door of the bathroom, inside and outside the shower area, and under the washbasin. For the ground that has been paved with floor tiles or wood floors, you can choose several decorative carpets, which not only prevent slip and ensure the safety of the elderly, but also decorate the space
due to the age, the elderly are often inconvenient to move, so induction switches, remote control switches or double control switches can be used in the elderly room. In order to avoid the stimulation of strong light on the eyesight of the elderly, materials with strong reflectivity should be avoided indoors, and adjustable switches should also be selected for bedside lamps
don't choose too rough or hard materials for the wall. Stick handles with convenient stress should be used for doors, windows and furniture switches. The external corners should be processed into rounded corners or made of elastic materials as corner guards to avoid bumping the elderly
for the elderly, no amount of security facilities can be too much. Families with conditions can install an alarm switch at the head of the bed of the elderly, and the alarm bell is set in the children's room. In case of an accident, the elderly can inform their children in time to prevent accidents
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