How to integrate residential long-term care institutions into the local community and ensure continuity in the lives of the residents has always been a key concern for institution planners and designers.

This study adopts in-depth interviews, focus groups, and participant observation methods to explore the key points in implementing community-based residential long-term care institutions and how these principles. Finally, through direct involvement in the planning and design process, a design case is completed.

The research findings indicate:
1.Planning should integrate with local community living and care resources.
2.The design must provide spaces for health promotion and social interaction with the community.
3.Spatial zoning and design should support multi-level and continuous care services.
4.The environment should include home-like facilities.
5.There should be therapeutic gardens with access to natural sunlight.
6.Disaster prevention designs should consider extreme weather, and infection control layouts should be incorporated for pandemic prevention.
7.The facility should be planned as a foundation for fostering a culture of collaborative care in conjunction with local community development.

The design of residential long-term care institutions must be closely integrated with the local community and a home-like environment that meets the actual needs of older adults with different circumstances must be provided. Only in this way can these institutions become places where residents can continue their way of life while building new cultural meanings and caregiving practices in collaboration with the local community, thus supporting the community’s sustainability and development.

Authors:
Po-Tsung Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Ting-Tsang Hsieh, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Po-Tsung Chen is currently an Associate Professor at the Institute of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. His primary expertise lies in designing and researching age-friendly living environments.

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