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The concept of home is one that has existed since humans first sought a place of refuge and shelter. These spaces have certainly evolved and been adapted over time, however, the logic behind this drive to create spaces that protect and envelope is the same. To have a home is to establish a space that is all your own. In its most basic form, it is essentially a container for the love and memories that are tied to home life and the relationships forged there. The concept of age-in living is one that can and should be elevated to the level of dwelling rather than living or simply existing. This thesis analyses the home at a fundamental level and fosters a way forward for families choosing to remain in their personal residence as long as possible. / Master of Architecture / Age-in living is an area of residential architecture that currently has no formal design or construction related guidelines. The fact is, this is an area of design that has received little to no formal consideration as a subject in its entirety. The traditional solution to this process has been assisted and independent living facilities for elderly individuals who have encountered troubles while living within their own homes. In an age where design guidelines address topics from biophilia, sustainability, and overall user well-being, this same mindset can be applied to age in living. Affordability also become a major component of retirement, especially when assisted living independent living, or memory care becomes necessary. This thesis serves as a design example of the potential within the area of age-in living within the residential environment. While this design guideline is intended for new construction homes, it can be applied to renovations as well.

UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE PEDAGOGICKÁ FAKULTA Katedra psychologie DIPLOMOVÁ PRÁCE Saturace potřeb seniorů prostřednictvím muzikoterapie Praha 2013 Vedoucí práce: Autor: PhDr. Jana Procházková Bc. Anna Orcígrová Abstract The aim of the diploma thesis "Satisfying the needs of seniors provided by music therapy" is to show some of the possibilities in the field of music therapy with the elderly. The text consists of two main parts. The first part presents the concept of the needs by presenting some of the theories of human motivation. After defining the human aging process and the developmental stage of the old age an after brief introduction of music therapy it focuses on the needs of the elderly, first in general, then with a view to the needs of elderly individuals living in long-term care facilities and the needs of elderly individuals in dementia care. The last chapter of the first part deals with the possibilities of satisfying the needs of seniors by means of music therapy, first in general, then in context of working with the elderly living in long-term facilities and in context of dementia care. The second part contains a case study which presents the author's music therapy activity with a group of seniors in a nursing home. The final discussion confronts the information included in the first and the...

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The main goal of this Diploma thesis is to identify the existence of specific needs of seniors as tourism participants. The thesis is divided into three chapters. The opening part theoretically explains the most important concepts associated with tourism, needs and purchasing behavior of consumers. The next chapter is concerned with concrete specifics of chosen segment, its consumer customs and exploited types of tourism. In the last chapter is by the help of questionnaire research obtained and evaluated the summary of specific needs of seniors and further is presented the recommendation for tourims companies how to conform the offer to requierements of this interesting segment.

The golden generation have a wealth of experience and knowledge from throughout their lifetimes that younger generations wish to retain. In our technology filled world an obvious means of collecting this information is electronically. Digital library col- lections are increasingly used by libraries and large institutions to record their large amounts of information but they can also be used for personal collections. Seniors are often willing and keen to impart their years of experience upon people of the younger generation but time is not always on their side as they grow older. Throughout a lifetime a person could collect large amounts of papers, diaries, pho- tos and media but the time it takes to organise these documents can be long and exhausting and the person's health is not always at its best in old age. Greenstone is a suite of software for creating digital libraries, which are organised collections of documents. Greenstone has the ability to distribute collections either using a server or CD-ROM, and provides advanced searching and organization tools. While Greenstone is a versatile and useful tool in creating digital collections, its in- terface is not designed for senior users. Seniors are commonly perceived to have more physical and mental disadvantages as they get older. These disadvantages can dramatically affect how usable seniors find a piece of software. The aim of this thesis is to investigate how usable the current Greenstone interface is for use by seniors and to re-design the interface so that Greenstone may be more easily used by senior users. This thesis focuses upon what types of documents and descriptive data seniors would like to include in a collection about their life. This is to ascertain exactly what parts of the interface must be improved when it comes to metadata and classifiers. The results of this investigation also helped in the creation of a customised metadata set for senior users use.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Title proper from title frame. Also available in printed format.