title: [Homes for the aged and health resorts. Reflections on the quality of life in old age homes].
abstract: The quality of living in homes for the elderly and health resort institutions must be assessed in accordance with subjective and objective criteria. From the medical point of view, stress factors in the living area should be avoided, and health-promoting factors introduced. In this connection, consideration must be given to the biological, psychological and sociological aspects of ageing. Both in homes for the elderly and in health resort institutions, the particularly features of variability of interior design, compactness, clarity, safety, separation of functional rooms, furnishability and domestic comfort should be taken into account. The question of comfort (homeliness) in the health resort clinics, would appear to be an important factor, since it promotes patient contentment and willingness to cooperate, and thus also patient compliance.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001107:Architectural Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D005860:Germany, West; D006294:Health Resorts / Q000592:standards*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings / Q000592:standards; D011788:Quality of Life; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Altenwohnheime und Kureinrichtungen. Einige Uberlegungen zur wohnungsmedizinischen Qualität.