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80多歲的婆婆不小心跌傷了，做了髖關節手術，康復出院回家後需要在家好好休養，我們受婆婆家人的委託，在她出院前作家居上的修葺，以便婆婆適應往後的家居生活。

可是在規劃的過程當中因應婆婆的康復情況而調節。畢竟當時還未確定她出院後會否長期在家需要坐輪椅及日常起居的情況如何。
我們建議婆婆的家人先諮詢她的醫生及治療師，以便在整個修葺改造的規劃上有更好的安排以免造成浪費。

後來得到治療師在復健上的建議以配合婆婆的康復前題下，我們以幾個大原則進行：

✅ 1. 量度一下本身居住環境是否符合無障礙設計的寬敞通道，確保地面平坦無障礙，我們加添了收納的元素把不再需要用的東西丟掉，盡量保持家居地面平坦無障礙，通道寬敞，方便輪椅和助行器的使用。

✅ 2. 入口和門檻盡量設置低或冇門檻的入口，並確保門口闊度足夠便於長者進出。

✅ 3. 安裝堅固扶手和支撐物在走廊、浴室，以及房間，而一些扶手甚至有夜光，以及質感上有防滑手的功能，要視乎長者的需要而選購。

✅ 4. 選擇圓角家具和防撞設計，減少碰撞風險。

✅ 5. 良好的照明確保光線充足，但經驗發現有些光度對於長者來說會過光，反而會釀成他們習慣不開燈，所以好好與他們溝通，聆聽用家真正的需要以及因應他們的醫療狀況而定，不能以偏概全。

✅ 6. 創造舒服環境，使用柔和而溫暖的色調及易於清潔的裝飾材料提升復康空間的心理舒適度，增強心理上的安慰，環境配合長者的康復也會更理想。

✅ 7. 適當的採用隔音材料減少外部噪音，提供安靜的環境，最簡單的方法就是更換睡房的窗簾。

✅ 8. 如地方許可，可提供足夠的活動空間方便長者日常起居的走動。


✅✅總結:
一個精心設計的康復空間能夠促進婆婆的康復過程、以及增強心理上的安慰。

✅✅✅這裏有一個經驗分享，其實不用太早為正在治療中的長者及病患作家居上的改裝，因為畢竟要因應當事人的實際康復情況在諮詢治療師的前提下更會加事半功倍。也減少了不必要的浪費。


A lady over 80 years old, accidentally fell and injured herself and had hip surgery. She needs to rest at home after she recovers. We were entrusted by her family to repair her home before she was discharged from the hospital so that she can adapt to her future home life.

However, during the planning process, adjustments were made based on her. After all, it was not yet determined at that time whether she would need to use a wheelchair at home for a long time after being discharged from the hospital and what her daily life would be like.
We suggest that her family consult with her doctor and therapist first so that we can make better arrangements for the entire renovation plan to avoid waste.

Later, we received the therapist’s advice on rehabilitation.
We followed several general principles:

✅ 1. Measure whether the living environment meets the spacious passages of barrier-free design, and ensure that the floor is flat and barrier-free. We have added organizing elements to throw away things that are no longer needed, and try to keep the home floor flat and barrier-free, and the passages are spacious and convenient for wheelchair and walker use.

✅ 2. Try to set up an entrance with a low or no threshold at the entrance and threshold, and ensure that the doorway is wide enough for the elderly to enter and exit.

✅ 3. Install sturdy handrails and supports in corridors, bathrooms, and rooms. Some handrails are even luminous and have anti-slip texture. They should be purchased based on the needs of the elderly.

✅ 4. Choose furniture with rounded corners and anti-collision designs to reduce the risk of hurt.

✅ 5. Good lighting ensures sufficient light, but experience has found that some light levels may be too bright for the elderly, which may lead to their habit of not turning on the lights. Therefore, communicate with them well, listen to the users’ real needs, and respond to their medical needs. It depends on the situation and cannot be generalized.

✅ 6. Create a comfortable environment, use soft and warm colors and easy-to-clean decorative materials to enhance the psychological comfort of the rehabilitation space and enhance psychological comfort. The environment will be more ideal for the rehabilitation of the elderly.

✅ 7. Use sound insulation materials appropriately to reduce external noise and provide a quiet environment. The simplest way is to change the curtains in the bedroom.

✅ 8. If space is available, sufficient activity space can be provided to facilitate the elderly’s daily activities.


✅✅Summary:

A well-designed recovery space can facilitate the elderly recovery process and enhance psychological comfort.

✅✅✅Here is an experience sharing. In fact, there is no need to modify the home of the elderly and patients who are undergoing treatment too early, because after all, it is more efficient to get twice the result with half the effort after consulting the therapist based on the actual recovery situation of the client. It also reduces unnecessary waste.

80多歲的李伯伯曾經中風入院，經過一段時間的治療幸好康復回到家。
我們受伯伯家人的交託，以簡單而切合實際需要為目標去整頓家居。

✅我們先到伯伯的家視察，發現第一個最大問題是燈光嚴重不足，無論是廚房吊櫃底的燈、全屋的天花燈或櫃燈，都是燈膽壞了或燈飾太過殘舊而燒了，完全失去了照明的功能。

✅其實長者的家居，充足的光線、照明是十分重要的。

✅通道加建扶手，形成一條復健走廊，讓他進出房間及厠所都方便和安心。

✅另一個最大的改建是主人厠的浴缸，由於伯伯行動不太方便提腳，經過醫護的意見，拆去了原有浴缸改建成新浴扇，並於浴室及冲涼間加建扶手及防滑地磚；而浴室更添置了浴室寶，既可以讓室溫保持溫暖之外，也能夠為整個浴室的調節合適的乾爽，避免了浴室因太潮濕而容易滑到的風險。

✅最後，給用戶一些基本資料作保存，例如是大門入口、廚房、厠所、主人房以及通道的尺寸，以防再往後的日子需要有其他助行器協助的情況下也能有足夠空間進出進入。


Uncle Li, who is 80 years old, once suffered a stroke and was hospitalized. After a period of treatment, he recovered and returned home.

✅We were entrusted by Uncle Li's family to organize his home with simple and practical goals.

We first inspected his home and found that the first and biggest problem was a serious lack of lighting.
Whether it was the lights under the kitchen hang cabinets, the ceiling lights or hang cabinet lights throughout the house, the bulbs were broken or the lighting fixtures were too old and burned with completely lost its lighting function.

✅In fact, adequate lighting is very important in the elderly’s home.

✅Handrails were added to the passage to form a rehabilitation corridor, making it convenient and safe for him to enter and exit the room and toilet.

✅The other biggest renovation was the bathtub in the master bathroom. Since it was difficult for Uncle Li to move around and lift his feet, after receiving medical advice, the original bathtub was decided to remove and rebuilt into a new bath shower area.
✅Handrails and non-slip floor tiles were added in the bathroom and shower room. The bathroom also has a new thermo ventilator which can not only keep the room temperature warm, but also adjust the entire bathroom to a suitable dryness, avoiding the risk of the bathroom slipping due to being too humid.

✅Finally, we gave the user some basic information as recorded , such as the dimensions of the entrance, kitchen, toilet, master room and passage, so that there is enough space to enter and exit in case easily apply the walking aid assist in the future when need.

60多歲的陳伯伯因病而令眼睛不適，視力只餘下三成左右，我們受他的家人委托，改善伯伯的家居以配合他的生活情況。

✅第一次到陳伯伯家，發現很多客廳的傢俬是沒有固定的（因伯伯買的是散件傢俬），但以目前他的生活情況，我們建議將散件傢俬固定好牆身，加添支撐力，以免造成危險。

✅另外，傢俬擺位方面，我們將客廳原有的電視櫃貼客廳牆身擺放，讓客廳可行走的空間擴大，讓伯伯避免了因雜物或障礙物影響他日常的起居出入

✅不過對於視障者，還有一項很重要的留意，其實他們多數以「記憶」去認路綫，如果一個熟習很久的家居，經過整頓之後，其實我們要讓他熟習新的擺位，才能讓使用者安心運用有效的空間，作為設計師、收納師，這點要與家人及當事人好好溝通，讓大家做好心理準備，熟悉新的環境，才能事半功倍。


Uncle Chen, who is in his 60s, suffers from eye discomfort due to diabetes and his vision is only about 30%. We were entrusted by his family to improve his home to suit his living conditions.

✅When we went to Uncle Chen’s house for the first time, we found that many of the furniture in the living room were not fixed (because they bought loose furniture). However, based on his current living situation, we recommend that the loose furniture be fixed to the wall, by adding support to avoid danger.

✅In addition, in terms of furniture placement, we placed the original TV cabinet in the living room against the wall of the living room to expand the walking space in the living area and prevent the uncle from having clutter or obstacles that affect his daily life.

✅However, there is another very important thing to pay attention to for the visually impaired. In fact, most of them use "memory" to recognize the route. If a home that has been familiar to them for a long time has been reorganized, we actually need to make them familiar with the new positioning. Users can use the effective space with peace of mind. As a designer and organizer, this must be communicated well with family members and parties involved, so that everyone can be mentally prepared and familiar with the new environment, so that they can get twice the result with half the effort.

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