Espaço Zelar: um centro-dia de atenção ao idoso em Queimadas - PB.

Abstract

The growing rate of population aging, combined with the fact that families are unable to reconcile their professional lives with the time needed to care for their loved ones, the demand for care and reception services aimed at the elderly population has increased considerably. These factors become the main reasons why the elderly are institutionalized, although this is a very questionable solution with regard to their social well-being and autonomy. Faced with this situation, Day Centers emerge as an alternative for specialized care for the elderly who aim to avoid social isolation and the need for institutionalization. In the city of Queimadas, in Paraíba, as well as in a large part of the country, assistance to the socio-cultural needs of the elderly population is lacking, since the city does not have equipment with adequate infrastructure aimed exclusively at the elderly. In view of this, the objective work develops an architectural proposal, at the level of a preliminary study, of a day care center for the elderly in the municipality of Queimadas-PB. To achieve the proposed objective, the methodology was structured in bibliographic research related to aspects of aging, concepts of accessibility and humanization of environments, in addition to the analysis of correlates and studies of pre-project conditions. The final proposal has spaces that encourage the well-being and interaction of users, considering the needs for accessibility, thermal comfort and welcoming environments, promoting greater autonomy and quality of life for them.