A STUDY ON THE RATIONALIZATION OF RECUPERATION ENVIRONMENT FOR THE AGED

本系列研究以老年病医院、疗养院及延续护理设施为研究对象，探讨并指出老年疗养设施建筑规划设计的要点。从疗养老人的日常生活活动、ADL能力、护理人员的护理活动等方面对疗养老人进行了深入的调查和观察，主要结果如下：1）从老年人基本生活行为能力的角度来看，疗养机构中的老年人按行为场所可分为7类，按照料层次可分为8类。虽然人们的日常生活活动模式范围很广，它的典型模式可以分为5个主要类别，从倾向于大部分时间呆在床上的老年人到能够积极参加各种活动并留在公共公共空间的老年人。3）老年疗养机构的护理活动内容与综合医院的护理活动有许多不同之处。其中，协助基本生活行为的照护工作是照护人员最重要、最主要的职责。

This series of studies aim to consider and point out the essentials for the architectural planning and design of recuperation facilities for the aged, dealing with the geriatric hospitals, the nursing homes and the extended care facilities for the aged as the investigation targets. The thorough investigation and observation works were made to them from the view points of daily living activities of the recuperating aged, ADL abilities of them and nursing activities by nurses and care staffs.The main results obtained from these investigation and analysis can be summarized as follows :1) From the viewpoint of aged's abilities of basic living behaviors, the aged in recuperation facilities can be classified to seven types from the behavioral places and 8 types from the care levels.2) Though the patterns of people's daily living activities extend to wide range, its typical patterns can be classified to 5 main categories from the aged who have a tendency to stay in his bed through the greater part of the days to the aged who can join actively to the variety of events and stay in the public common space in the facility.3) The contents of the nursing activities in the recuperation facilities for t.e aged are, in many aspects, different from those of general hospitals. Among them, the care works for aiding in basic living behaviors are most important and major duties of care staffs.