CONNECTING ELDERS

TO NATURE
SUBMITTED BY:
MUSKAN AGRAWAL
SANDEEP SHARMA
AIM
The aim of the paper is to understand the spatial organization of old age home to provide better and
homely environment for the elderly.

OBJECTIVE-
• To study the facility being provided by the old age home.
• To study the family and family relationships of the respondent.
• To study safety environment for the elderly.
• To study how we could make their place more homely and interactive.
• To study comfort of the elderly.
• Increased social interaction –reducing psychological depression through Biophilia.
METHODOLOGY
START

Survey and analysis

Literature study: Bioplilic Bye- laws and universal

Secondary case study
architectute design

Inferences, patterns and

insights
LITERATURE
REVIEW
The Distribution of Old Age Homes in India (2020)
11%1%
• There are 728 Old Age Homes in India, out of which- 9%
50%
1. Information of 547 homes is available.
30%
2. Out of these, 325 homes are free of cost.
3. While 95 old age homes are on pay & stay basis, 116 homes have both free as
well as pay & stay facilities.
AVAILABLE FREE OF COST
4. 11 homes have no information. PAY AND STAY BOTH FREE,PAY AND STAY
NO INFORMATION
PAPER 1 -Distribution and prevalence of oral mucosal lesions in residents of old age homes in
Delhi, India (2017)
• Delhi is divided into 5 different regions with a total of 38 old age homes, out
of which – NO. OF OLD AGE HOME
1. South Delhi is 10
11%
2. East Delhi is 8 26%
26%
3. North Delhi is 6 21%
16%
4. West Delhi is 10
5. Central Delhi is 4 SOUTH EAST NORTH
WEST CENTRAL
ARTICLE 1- Only 2 govt-run old age homes for over 18 lakh senior citizens (2016)

• Senior citizens constitute over 10% of Delhi’s

population of 1.86 crore
• there are only two government-run old age homes
in the capital
• Apart from this, there are 48 old-age homes in Delhi
NCR run by NGOs and trusts
• Those which are available for free are in pitiable
conditions.
 PAPER 2 -ELDERLY HOUSING IN BHUBANESWAR (2017)

AGING PROCESSES
• Aging defined as the advancement in years when people start losing strength due to weakening muscles, and they may
require support from others.

• The first stage of aging is self-sufficiency. During this period, the individuals have adequate access to resources to support
themselves. In terms of physical stability, they may not require much physical support when walking and may even use
staircases.

• The second stage involves interdependence. At this point, the elderly receives some support from family and friends
while at the same time providing some self-relief. At this stage, the aging person and the other people that they depend
on exist in a symbiotic relationship.
• The third stage ,which is the dependence stage. At this stage, the individuals are not able to support themselves
financially or meet other requirements in their life, implying that they must rely on family and friends to access elements
such as food, clothing, and additional support.

• The fourth stage is crisis management .The personal care for an older adult. In this stage has surpassed family care, and
they need formal, professional care. this kind of care can be challenging and painful for family and everyone involved and
may be too costly.

• The end stage of aging is end of life. In this time, the older adult needs extensive personal help. This period is painful for
family members and friends. This sort of care requires support from home health aides, nursing home personnel, hospice
PAPER 3 – Reasons for living in old age home (2014)

1. Mis behaviour of son and daughters-in-law- 52

8 9 10
2. Poverty/ no financial support- 51 7 2% 2%2%
5%
3. To serve the almighty God- 16 6
1
5%
30%
4. Loneliness- 14
5. Adjustment problem- 10 5
6%
6. Nuclear family system- 9
4
7. Having no son- 9 8%
8. Settlement of children at abroad- 4
9. Children do not want to keep due to psychiatric and/or
3
physical illness- 4 9%
10. Life threats from children- 3 2
30%
11. To live independently/ unable to tolerate interference of
family members- 2
• Majority of the old age home residents were aged between 60-69 years.
• Majority of the elderly were females, either illiterate or educated up to 8th and widow/widower.
• Lack of care in the family, insufficient housing, economic hardship and break-up of joint family.
 ARTICLE 2-Why these seniors prefer old-age homes (2019)

• They are neither neglected nor abandoned.

• An increasing number of elderly people are moving into old-age homes in search of  safety, independence and
companionship.
• Nestled in the crowded lanes of South Delhi’s Tughlakabad, P ..

SOURCE-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/69028391.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=tex
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