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POPULATION DRIFT: AROGYA KUDUMBAM WHY COIMBATORE ? TEMPERATURE
Arogya Kudumbam is a retirement home located in the outskirts of Coimbatore has one of the highest number of old age homes per city, in NNWW N NNE in Celsius
As the population of India increases, so does the population of its elderly citizens; and currently, this number is at 112 million. The issues faced by this major part of the Indian Coimbatore, anked on both sides by picturesque hills. The residence is 2000
population are manifold, and tragically overlooked. Some of the highlighted problems can be distinguished under: arranged as individual villas of 1bhk and 2bhk houses grouped into blocks the state of Tamil Nadu. Many new proposals are being presented at the NW 1000 NE 44 44 44
city; one such example being that of the National Federation of Blind,
with a common courtyard in the middle. There are 4 blocks in total, with with their proposal of a home at the outskirts of Coimbatore. The WNW ENE 40 39
3.MENTAL: further classi cation into assisted and independent living.
1.PHYSICAL: AUTOMOBILE WORKSHOP demand for retirement homes in Coimbatore is ever increasing, with W E 35
more people moving into the city in search of their future homes.
Vision-reducing eye diseases, arthritis, and loss of Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and poor mental health outcomes PROS: CONS: PUBLIC TOILET WSWW ESE 32
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spontaneous movement, are likely to develop with such as depression, delirium and anxiety in senior citizens is . There is little to no pollution or dust . There were not enough ramps This is due to the fact that Coimbatire has a lower cost of living when 28 17
increased age. common. found in and around the site. available everywhere, which would 1 BHK FRONT VIEW compared to a metro city like chennai. Combined with the city's SW SE 17 18 21
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2.EMOTIONAL: nature, which will in turn improve their own. There have been many issues surrounding these homes in Coimbatore
Poverty and nancial dependence are considered a risk their state of health, as the plants . The other facilities, such as the gym, in the recent past, as private companies take advantage of this demand
Experienced emotions are less predictable, and liable, factor for declines in mental health among older people, and have been carefully selected and outdoor and indoor games had to construct homes with less than su cient infrastructure and poor 14 2011 70-79
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and hence senior citizens tend to face abuse, is especially evident for those of lower socioeconomic placed for the same. minimal maintenance. Lighting facilities. Coimbatore needs better retirement homes with better 12 12.6
negligence, isolation, and humiliation in society. status. . Proper care has been given to design, especially outdoors, was not designing and care, and hence, we have chosen our site to be in this city. 11.2 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 9.9 9.9
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ensure ease of movement for the given much importance. This could INDOOR GYM 10 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5
seniors, with properly placed pose as a safety issue for the ACCESS ROAD TO SITE 8 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4
THE NECESSITY FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN HABITAT CENTRE STIGMA handrails at regular intervals, residents. EXPLOITATION OF THE ELDERLY PER CENT 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7
non-skid materials for ooring and . The site is at the very edge of the 6
By the year 2025, it is predicted that India will simultaneously be the oldest The state of old age homes in Coimbatore has been in a position of 4
and youngest country of the world, with highest population of both. This Across the country, senior citizen homes are seen in a carefully maintained pathways. city, without any residential or urban discussion by the public,especially in the recent years. Accusations of
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demographic transition puts the country in a state of infrastructural crisis, as negative light, and considered an unhappy place to Natural healing techniques, such as areas around; which results in all the mistreatment and exploitation of the elderly by these old age homes 2
there is not nearly enough attention given to the elderly. stay. This stigma a ects the senior citizens mentally, forest bathing, have been explored important amenities, such as were reported, and cases were led against the same. As published by 0
which may make them unwilling to engage in the idea and implemented within the site. hospitals, to be far from the site. Kerala Goa Punjab India Bihar Delhi
Around 60% con rm of care after retirement. The Hindu in 2019, “The Madras High Court ordered inspection of both Tamil Nadui Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Odisha Karnataka Uttaranchal Haryana West Bengal Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Jharkhand Assam
private as well as government-run old age homes under a Government
that elderly abuse is FOREST BATHING COMMUNITY SPACE Order issued by the Social Welfare department. During which the state Himacahl Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir
prevalent in our society. Some senior citizen homes in the country have been known to be more like a gets to know that most of the old age homes were being run with the
hostel than a permanent home, and are known to mistreat the elders as well. Also motive of making money.” BELOW ARE GRAPHS THAT REPRESENT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SENIOR LIVING IN TAMILNADU.
in many cases they are seprated from society. This further builds a feeling of
aversion in the seniors, toward these senior citizen homes. Through our design of EVOLUTION OF THE SITE
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60% 15% the habitat centre for senior citizens, we must break this stereotype. A Arthritis Hypertension C Cataract Diabetes As Asthma Heart disease N No Income
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logical advancements the elderly population ASHIANA SHUBHAM 250 215 207 60
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in interaction with family 60% WOODEN HOUSE 150 151 153
Located in chennai, this retirement home believes in providing maximum RESIDENTIAL AREA PREVALENCE PER 1000 106 118 115 104 PER CNET 40 D D Don’t Know/NA
opportunities and support to its residents and the design has been built SITE SITE 100 92 99 81 94 79 88 73 30
around it. 50 44 60 31 34 50 56 32 30 39 64 31 37 41 43 37 44 48 24 22 24 54 32 24 29 45 25 18 20
Apart from the obvious physical PROS: CONS: 0 Total Men Women Rural Urban 60-69 70-79 80+ 10 0
assistance, it is equally important . Di erent amenities and services are . The design is not friendly for seniors SEX RESIDENCE AGE GROUP Men Women
to satisfy the mental and social provided for the residents, which with mental and serious physical
needs for the residents of encourage seniors out con nement. problems, and has not concentrated Prevalence per 100 elderly of six common chronic ailments by sex, age Elderly by annual personal income by
retirement home. Community . on assisted living aspects. and place of residence, Tamil Nadu 2011 sex, Tamil Nadu 2011
The design has a good integration
living, is necessary to create a of the residents with the outside . The integration of public directly As seen in the above pictures the evolution of the site from 2006 to 2019 30 6 60-69 70-79 8 80+ 0 N No children/Children away Prefer to be independent
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healthy and happy living. MAIN ENTRANCE shows a clear increase in urbanisation in the resdential areas, while 25.9 F Family con ict Other
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world, with the central park area into the design is also a problem, as AGRICULTURE LAND remaining stagnent on the agricultural side. 25 100
commonly linking the senior citizen it reduces the amenities present for From this we can predict that a similar type of development will take 20 80 82.4 78.7
residences with the outer the senior citizens, as a lot of them place for next 10 years as well, hence securing the views of the PER CENT 15 15.6 12.4 60 49.4 51.9
apartments. are shared. L agriculture land from site. 10 10.2 10.5 10.2 Per Cent 40 30.9 31.2
EMIGRATION E Hospitals 5 2.5 0.2 4.7 0.3 5.4 0.5 3.9 0.1 3.2 0.2 2.2 4.8 20 0 12.3 7.4 12.6 4.3 6.8 8.5 2.3 8.8 11.6 0.9
G Bus Stops Bus stop- 0.9 km, 5 min 0 Bathing Dressing Toilet Mobility Continence Feeding Men RURAL Women Men URBAN Women
Ranga hospital- 1.5 km, 5 min
POPULATION NUCLEAR E Tamil Nadu Agriculture Kiruba hospital- 1.1 km, 5 min Elderly needing full/partial assistance by ADL domains Main reasons for living alone or with spouse only according
INCREASE FAMILY LANDSCAPE N University Land Coimbatore international airport- 15km according to age groups, Tamil Nadu 2011 to place of residence and sex, Tamil Nadu 2011
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UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
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COMMON INFERENCE:
Senior living in retirement homes can be clssi ed into two types on the
SENIOR basis of care and housing, which are: . While the home in Coimbatore concentrated on peaceful living and natural 30 60
CITIZEN cures for stress relief, the home in Chennai concentrated more on providing N E E E S TRENGTH WEAKNESS O PPORTUNITY THREATS
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HOMES + activities. TRANSPORT FACILITIES 70 The site, anked by a residential zones There is the presence of an auto- The agricultural land, along with the Unstructured development of the
mobile workshop close to the site,
on two sides, is also in close proximity
. The Coimbatore home had been designed as separate villa spaces, all on the 200 120 to the city and its consequent which may contribute to noise agricultural university next to the locality around may occur, which
site, could be an opportunity to
ground oor, which increased the level of comfort for the residents, but at the LOCATION : 256, Bharathiyar street, 360 150 ammenities; with a bus stop very pollution integrate farming into our design, could cause pollution, and a ect
the peace around the site as well.
same time reduced the number of total houses they could provide. Velandipalayam, Coimbatore, close the site. for income generation.
. The home in Chennai had stacked up apartments with no immediate The presence of a public toilet
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ASSISTED LIVING INDEPENDENT LIVING courtyard spaces outside the home. This maximised the number of houses Tamilnadu 641025. 105 150 The agricultural lands provide a great adjacent to the site may contrib- The population around the site is The river near the site is badly
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that were provided, but also gave the place a con ned feeling 300 visual experience, along with the ute to bad odours moving into the diverse in terms of income and age, maintained, and may a ect the site
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ABANDONMENT BY SOCIETAL The term generally refers to a Independent living communities aim . A senior habitat centre needs to have a mix of the community and AREA : 45,500 Sq.Meter ( 11.2 ACRE ) 180 reduction of pollution, as the site is site and hence, could bridge the gap if not taken care of.
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FAMILY NEGLECT long-term care service for residents to make their residents’ daily chores a provisional aspects of the Chennai home, as well as the healthy and peaceful 125 away from the heart of the city between the elderly and young.
who need assistance with daily bit easier thus enabling them to live on way of living from the home in Coimbatore.
activities, without compromising their own for as long as possible. OWNER : Government of Tamil Nadu W S
LACK OF CHILDREN independance.
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