Sketch-up (ADMT)

 People nowadays tend to be more health conscious and they live healthy lifestyles.

Therefore, to plan for a room for the elderly, it is not only for sleeping, but its also for them to relax. I take considerations of the following few points:

1) No sharp edges : Furniture has to have no sharp edges and strictly to be placed along the wall. This is to ensure that there is ample space for the elderly to move about or for wheelchair bound elderly.

2) Wooden flooring: Elderly don't like tiles and marble flooring as they are too cold for their feet and they believe that cold flooring is the cause of rheumatism. Carpet is warm but it is prone to dust mites.

Wooden flooring is so far the best and safest choice.

3) Non-slip floor tiles and grab bars in the bathroom and toilet to prevent accidents.

4) Rocker switches at low height so that the elderly can reach the switches with ease.

5) Lever doorknobs in place of rounded doorknobs can help elderly who have arthritis.

Interior of the room

 Bathroom

The Exterior of the room  The closet has a little stool for the elderly to sit on when changing clothes.   

                                                  The doors are replaced by sliding doors for safety reasons, as people could bang into the door if the door had hinges.

If you want to take a look at the room, you can download this file: elderly room.skp