Adequações de edificações existentes para instituições de longa permanência de idosos

Abstract

Population aging and the understanding of how to age are on the rise, even though society is not completely prepared to live with the challenges arising from old age. The growing elderly population, as a result of advances in medicine, brings new concerns directly linked to the topic in view of changes in the family model, as well as the difficulties in caring for these people and ensuring their safety in appropriate spaces. In this context, long-term care institutions for elderly people (ILPIs) emerge, which are structured and supervised institutions that aim not only to shelter the elderly, but also to ensure that they are supported by the criteria of safety, comfort, accessibility and quality of service. life.This study addressed several topics presented in the rules and regulations for the care of the elderly, with the aim of assisting their specialists, as elderly people often do not have complete independence and have specific needs. The objective was to apply the knowledge acquired in a case study of a project to adapt a pre-existing building in Santa Maria – RS for the implementation of a Long-Term Care Institution for Elderly People (ILPI). The work was developed with the analysis of current regulations and similar projects, with specific characteristics, as well as adjustments made to the structure to guarantee accessibility and habitability and specific characteristics for the proper functioning of these environments. Finally, a survey was made of some aspects presented in the theoretical references that were not met efficiently, and could have been improved in adapting the structure, thus ensuring greater patient comfort in the institution.