Dear Dr Rakt,

Yes, you have raised very important question. We need to advocate for the elder friendly environment and should suggest to government how that environment can be created either in the community or through care service providers.

Dr.Dr. Chalise

I have an picture of an bed in an nursing home and the environment around that bed and the bed self makes almost impossible to stand up and hold balance. But it seem that nobody see this !!

greetings

jan van de Rakt

Caregiving environments do not need to be miniature hospital rooms, designed exclusively for the convenience of paid staff...who might be strong 25-year-olds with no problems regarding bending, standing, balance or lifting! There are many helpful furnishings that make caregiving easier, and independent living possible.

Search "care giving assisting furniture" and you can get started.

Still that assisting furniture is mostly designed to make it easier to lift the patient. But my remark are pointing on the fact that the environment is so shaped that it is for patient difficult to hold thier independency.

The bed on the photo has the problem that the bed egde makes good footplacing difficult and that it hurts on the backside of the upper legs , standing up is than very difficult and the balance is very difficult. See the photo thier I have place an table that makes it possible for this patient to get on her own out this bed , still with pain but she had thier independency back , but the staff has the remarks that there was now to little room for them .

Greetings

jan