Planning and Design for quality of life and resilience in residential long-term care settings for older people in Ireland
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Research Pillar: Healthy and Inclusive Places
Project Name/Title/Acronym: Planning and design for quality of life and resilience in RLTC settings for older people in Ireland
Funding Body: Health Research Board
Project Partners: TrinityHaus and TCD Medical Gerontology
Project Timeframe: December 2022 - December 2024
Key Output(s): Universal Design Guidelines
Project Description:
In Ireland, the provision of Residential Care Settings (RCS) for Older People is currently inadequate, putting pressure on the health systems and undermining the care of many older people. As the population increases and ages, the number of people requiring RCS will increase.
In 2022, TrinityHaus was awarded a HRB grant (Investigator-led Project Health Services Research) to produce evidence-based Universal Design Guidelines for RCS for older people in Ireland that support quality-of-life and infection control. These guidelines will support resident-centred principles and standards in national policy, be applicable to new-build, retrofit, and refurbishment project, and relate to rural, suburban, and urban location.
Contact details – for more information contact Tom Grey, tom.grey@tcd.ie