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Safety and security
 — importance for elderly living in sheltered housing
Author(s)Britt Maj Wikström, Marianne Hjortsjö-Norberg, Gunilla Sviden
Journal titleIN: Design and Health: the therapeutic benefits of design; edited by A Dilani, 2001
PublisherAB Svensk Byggtjanst, Stockholm, 2001
Pagespp 195-200
KeywordsResidents [care homes] ; Sheltered housing ; Environmental aesthetics ; Social surveys.
AnnotationOlder people have the most difficulties in mastering changes to their living environment, and their feeling of security can also feel threatened. This paper reports on a project describing older people's opinions of their living conditions in sheltered housing. The focus is on planning and decoration of indoor design and outdoor environment (aesthetic domains), and on the caring domain, security. (OFFPRINT). (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-021127201 A
ClassmarkKX: KLA: R7: 3F *

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