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what are kind of elderly we are dealing with?

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• Elders with financial problem?
• Elders with mental illness?
• Elders physical illness?
• Which age range?
• Which background did he/she come from?
• Elders that lives alone?
• Elders with young heart?

What are the possible problems that elderly might face in the bedroom?

• they might hit the sharp-edged again and again because is hard for them to move as the way they want.
• Thresholds might cause them to trip and fall
• Unsuitable tile is being used in the bedroom cause slippery
• Unsuitable bed might make the elders having a trouble of getting in and out of the bed
• Unsuitable lighting can make them feel uncomfortable in the room or hard for them to see the direction
• The atmosphere of the room can affect their emotions therefore if the atmosphere is bad it will disturb their daily life style.
• the placement of the furnitures in the room might give them a problem. For example when the closet is too far from the bed which will take more of their energy and time.

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