From The "Indifferent Neglect" To "Human Care"Study Of Apartments For The Elderly--Road Design Effectiveness

From the end of the last century to the beginning of this century, population aging has become a worldwide topic, population aging in China have been presented in recent years an increasing trend. Is expected in the next30years, China’s65years of aging population will be more than Japan, become the most prominent global population aging problem national. According to statistics, in2015the elderly population in Jiangxi province is expected to more than6500000of the total. The retired old people, in the face of his employment, work pressure and family pressure situations, many people live in the apartment for the aged as the preferred. But at the same time, all over the apartment for the aged is built and the size of the facility is equipped with difference is very big, especially the "humanization" deficient consciousness, resulting in the elderly apartment occupancy status is always unsatisfactory, resulting in a large number of "humanity" design flaw of apartments for the elderly. In the apartment for the aged, road space environment, perfect as part of the apartment for the aged "humanization" design, is a very important part in public space. In addition to the basic function of road space with normal, can also extend out other functions. If become stay space or communication space, it extra expanding elderly and peer communication opportunities, to maintain the mental health of the aged and the continuation of the family atmosphere plays an important role in. Therefore, study on the elderly apartment road space usage status, analyze the problems, how to improve the current pavement design apartments for the elderly "humanity", is of great significance to meet the needs of the old pavement.