Homes for the elderly requires a comprehensive ecosystem that meets and supports their needs, across all areas of concern. To provide convenience and services to elders, an elder-centric ecosystem, vigorous and intuitive technology should be used. Living is made better and easier with efficient and organized senior care.
According to a study published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, loneliness, and social isolation increases the risk of dementia and adversely affects physical and mental health. Therefore in-house management of senior care should work with the residents to provide the most comfortable amenities and house fixtures to make their stay comfortable and risk-free. Even the smallest residential design retrofits can have a potentially life-saving impact. Social and health services for the elderly are critical. Elder-centric living spaces have to be constructed with the utmost care and after careful consideration of risk factors to the elderly. From preventing falls to help address social isolation, everything is significant and can be helped by choosing the right fixtures and welcoming shared spaces. This can help improve and even extend the life of the seniors.
Practical Design Ideas for Safe Senior Living at Primus Homes
- Primus is a one-of-a-kind senior living in an apartment that is specially designed for the comfort, safety, and enrichment of seniors in a perfect environment.
- At Primus, our attention to detail makes the living-spaces absolutely convenient for the elders with plush geriatric-friendly living-spaces to world-class services made for individual needs.
- Rounded edges on the furniture prevent injuries from getting bumped, beds are built at heights that do not strain the joints while climbing in or getting out of it.
- Grab handles and anti-skid tiles are used on the bathroom doors and floors to make it safe.
- There is also the emergency wireless alarm system that alerts people on mishaps from anywhere on the premises.
- Throughout the home, opting for mechanisms that are easier to operate when mobility is impaired should also be considered when designing homes for the elderly. For example choosing door levers over door knobs is preferable. Wainscoting, chair rails or shelves protruding from the wall can help balance.
When every need is anticipated and met, people are happier. Primus provides every facility that the elders require to have a safe and comfortable home environment. Integrated push-button services and emotional technology services are provided round the clock with senior-focused design to give a comfortable and healthy lifestyle.
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