Welcome to the Elder Friendly Design Resource Collaboration Centre! 

This collaborative space is an initiative of the Committee For Enhancement of Elder Friendly Environments (CEEFE), a subgroup of the Regional Geriatric Program central (RGPc) in partnership with the Seniors Health Research Transfer Network (SHRTN).

About This Site

• Purpose: to assist stakeholders to design, build and retrofit environments that facilitate the global functional abilities of older persons in a variety of care settings.¹

• Content:  a compilation of resources intended to enable evidence-informed recommendations, however does not represent a meta-analysis of evidence related to elder friendly design.

• Access: anyone can view pages and download resources.  As a collaborative space, we encourage site visitors to get involved.  To learn how, click here.

Subject Menu 

Physical Environment: 

Physical Environments: Sound And Smell

Physical Environments: Furnishings And Flooring

Physical Environment: Colour And Decor

Physical Environment: Vision And Lighting

Design For Specific Settings:

Design For: Residential And Long Term Care

Design For: Dementia

Design For: Safety

Design For: The Home

Design For: Outdoor Spaces

Design For: Hospitals

Other:

Multi-Topic Resources

Multisensory Therapeutic Environments

Architecture And Universal Design

Wayfinding, Signage And Orientation

Legislation and Policy

 ¹ Parke, B., & Friesen, K. (2010). Creating elder friendly acute care hospitals: The physical design dimension. Perspectives, 34(1); 5-13.