Assessment of and Improvement Strategies for the Housing of Healthy Elderly: Improving Quality of Life

To the elderly, the home is a familiar and safe place. The home offers familiarity and security to the person who lives there, and it is an important signification of independence and autonomy in very old age. Various countries are making great efforts to improve the welfare and quality of life of the elderly, with the aim of catering to the physical and spiritual health as well as social welfare of the elderly. In this regard, the improvement of the housing environment of the elderly is one of the key factors in their quality of life and health. This study aims to effectively assess and improve the housing environment of the elderly in order to enhance their quality of life; it also aims to contribute the knowledge about improving elderly housing by applying an assessment framework using expert interviews and data collected from relevant literature