Research on Age-Friendly Design of Smart Home in the Context of Home-Based Elderly Care Mode

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jmsd.202512413

Author(s)

Man Li, Yang Zhao

Affiliation(s)

School of Art and Design, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Abstract

With the acceleration of the global ageing process, home-based elderly care has gradually become one of the important methods of caring for the elderly. The application of smart home technology is an important means to improve the quality of life for the elderly, and research on its age-friendly design is of considerable importance. This paper utilizes the home-based elderly care mode as its research context and systematically investigates the relationship between smart home and home-based elderly care. It provides an in-depth discussion on the principles and strategies of age-friendly design for smart home, explores the challenges faced by the elderly-friendly design of smart home in the context of home-based elderly care from three perspectives: technology, economy and society, and proposes corresponding solutions. It aims to provide useful references for the practical application and promotion of the age-friendly design of smart home.

Keywords

Home-Based Elderly Care Mode; Smart Home; Age-Friendly Design; Principles and Strategies

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