Centre for Policy on Ageing



EVOLVE — a tool for evaluating the design of older people's housing
Author(s)	Alan Lewis, Judith Torrington, Sarah Barnes
Journal title	Housing, Care and Support, vol 13, no 3, October 2010
Pages	pp 36-41
Source	http://www.pierprofessional.com/hcsflyer/index.htm.
Keywords	Housing [elderly] ; Architectural design ; Physical environment ; Quality of life ; Evaluation.
Annotation	EVOLVE (Evaluation of Older People's Living Environment) is a tool that offers ways of evaluating the design of housing schemes or individual dwellings to assess their suitability as accommodation for older people. This paper describes the development of the tool, its use and its evaluation. EVOLVE assess how well a building contributes to the physical support and personal well-being of older people, in terms of such needs as dignity, comfort and social support. Essentially a set of checklists developed from research into extra care housing, it can be used for a variety of building types, including sheltered housing and individual private houses. It is intended for use by architects, housing providers, commissioners, researchers and individual tenants or home owners. It can also serve as a briefing document or aid at the design stage and provide a rational basis for the selection of proposals in a competitive procurement process. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-110718003 A
Classmark	KE: YB3: R: F:59: 4C
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