Design according to the law: juridical dimensions of architecture for assisted living in Sweden
Design according to the law: juridical dimensions of architecture for assisted living in Sweden
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依法设计:瑞典辅助生活建筑的司法维度
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2013
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C. Nord
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C. Nord
This paper presents an analysis of the Swedish laws concerning care to older people and the architectural design of housing for them in assisted living. There is one predominant model of assisted-living facilities in Sweden, which the author argues is the result of a norm, rather than the requirements stated in the Social Services Act, which is the over-arching law. This Act states that care to the old person should be individualised. The predominant assisted-living model offers small and identical bed-sitting rooms to each resident where they spend more than 15 h per day. It is suggested that these rooms do not accommodate the wishes and needs of each and every individual. Assisted living in Sweden is legally ranked in the same category as ordinary housing. However, medical and institutional mind-sets from the past are embedded in a normative way of thinking that take precedence in the production of these facilities. This norm is nurtured by lower level legislation and rules, such as standards.