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Upgrading buildings for older people Judith Torrington University of Sheffield School of Architecture Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Housing LIN Sheffield 19 January 2005 Where old people live age concern website statistics Age Own home Sheltered housing 65-74 88% 11% Care home or hospital 1% 75-84 72% 23% 5% 85+ 60% 19% 21% Changing circumstances there’s a lot of living to be done between the ages of 65 and 95 Virtuous circles: managing change • Choice – what do people want? • Consultation – who is in charge? • Research – how do buildings impact on well-being? • Opportunity – what are the options? • Finance – what will it cost? Consultation • Access to the community • The layout of the building • Private spaces • Communal spaces • Outside areas • Aspirations and preferences Research findings DICE Quality of life Low dependency High dependency community safety & health comfort physical support physical support choice & control comfort personalisation Research findings INDEPENDENT Wish list : emerging themes • Music (listening, singing, social participation, dancing, etc) • Getting outside • Social contact • Conversation • Laughter • Physical activity, walking & exercise • Carer support • Mental stimulation • Meals & food • Memory (spatial & temporal orientation) Changing circumstances impairments of ageing Space for access 300mm 1100mm850mm • Wheelchair access 1700mm 1500mm • Changes of level • Access for restricted mobility 660mm500mm 1070mm-865mm 1400mm 600mm • Space for care 1300mm 1200mm 1200mm 550mm 600mm Physical support Wayfinding Private and personal space Some thirty inches from my nose The frontier of my person goes, And all the untilled air between Is private Pagus or demesne. Stranger, unless with bedroom eyes I beckon you to fraternise, Beware of rudely crossing it: I have no gun, but I can spit W. H. Auden About the House Bring me sunshine Community and society •Regular renewal of fabric •Cleaning and maintenance •Installations •Decoration and renewal of finishes and fittings •Building fabric renewal •Fire fighting •Major upgrades and renewal Managing the building process The renewal cycle • Low or no cost options • Medium cost • Major renewal Making a building appraisal: •Current standards •Misfits •Performance •Profitability •Best practice •Quality •New development •Strategic plan before after References: Judith Torrington Upgrading buildings for older people (2004) RIBA Enterprises Robson, D., A.-M. Nicholson, et al. (1997). Homes for the Third Age. London, E and FN Spon. Phillips, M., P. Fletcher, et al. (1999). Involving Older People in Upheaval and Change in Their Housing Environment, Housing 21. Trotter, E., M. Phillips, et al. (1998). Remodeled Sheltered Housing, Housing 21.