Date of Award
Spring 6-4-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Jess Myers
Second Advisor
Jacqueline Shaw
Abstract
In China, the aging society has accelerated the elderly care industry to grow into three major systems: home-based care, community-based care, and institutional care facility. All these systems receive financial and political government support, yet the later two draw more social awareness. My thesis project investigates the structures of these current systems by focusing on the demographics in Beijing.
Although in recent years the research shows an upward trend in seniors’ acceptance of living in institutional care facilities, the elderly are still more willing to be surrounded by activities and people that whom they are familiar. In order to guarantee and provide healthy living conditions both physically and mentally for them, my thesis hopes to answer the question of what is the enhanced method for home-care senior living and how to generate social benefits for residential communities through cross generational interaction.
Recommended Citation
Qiu, Wenyue Remi, "Cycle of care: a study based on home-care elderly living in Beijing, China" (2022). Masters Theses. 888.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/888
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View exhibition online: Wenyue (Remi) Qui, Cycle of Care