Jinding Xiang, Lijun Shi

Lijun Shi

April 28, 2024

The elderly, Emotional needs, Aging in place, Interior space design, Innovative strategies.

With the arrival of an ageing society, the Chinese government encourages the elderly to age in place. Under the concept of ageing at home, interior space design has become an essential part of senior care services. This paper focuses on the new home care internal space design strategy for the emotional needs of the elderly. Firstly, this paper introduces the dynamic characteristics of the elderly, including their emotional needs, emotional expression, and pattern of emotional change. Secondly, this paper analyzes the existing status quo of home care indoor space design. It points out the problems and deficiencies, such as irrational spatial layout, imperfect functional facilities, and lack of intelligent facilities. Finally, this paper puts forward based on the emotions of the elderly under the home care indoor space design innovation strategy, spatial layout, functional facilities settings, and intelligent facilities; these strategies for the elderly to provide more high-quality, intimate pension services but also for interior designers to offer a new way of thinking and methods.

© 2024, the Authors. Published by ISCCAC

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