'There's no place like home': optimising the home environment to age well

该项目旨在为老年人创造新的知识和数字化工具，使他们能够评估自己的家的进出和安全，并安排改造，使他们能够尽可能长时间地留在自己的家中。大多数老年人希望留在自己的家中，但往往需要家庭改造，以便这样做，这是传统上由职业治疗师规定。该项目的预期成果包括新的数字化工具，这将使家庭环境得到最佳调整。这将带来重大的社会效益，如增加安全性、独立性和支持老年人留在家中，并因减少对老年人住宿护理或保健服务的需求而带来经济效益。

This project aims to create new knowledge and digital tools for older people to be able to assess their home for access and safety, and arrange modifications enabling them to remain in their own home for as long as possible. Most older people wish to remain in their own home but often require home modifications in order to do so, which are traditionally prescribed by occupational therapists. The expected outcome of this project includes new digital tools which will enable optimal adaptation of the home environment. This should provide significant social benefits, such as increased safety, independence and support for older people to remain at home, and economic benefits from a reduced need for residential aged care or health services.