Evaluation of Desirable Indicators Related to Elderly Living Spaces

Nowadays we should seek ways to improve the elderly housing quality in order to improve their life expectancy and health in Iran. Housing as one of the most basic human needs is not just a shelter. The concept of residence goes beyond the deployment of a closed space. This study examines the factors associated with increasing the life expectancy of the elderly in the physical design and compares the factors which suit the housing for the elderly. The research method is descriptive-survey and field information gathering method. After distributing questionnaires among elderly people, life expectancy indicators in relation to physical spaces and the importance of each indicator in relation to options is assessed by using hierarchical process technique. This technique allows for the formulation of issues in a hierarchical manner as well as the possibility of considering different quantitative and qualitative criteria of the problem. The results of ranking the options list the nursing home as a higher ranking of housing in increasing life expectancy of the elderly.