The strong driving forces for ageing in place demand sustainable solutions for the housing and care of older people and the health and safety of home- and health-care staff. The aim of the study was to elucidate staff experiences of providing home- and health-care to older people living in ordinary housing. This study was part of a larger project investigating the relation between home design and conditions for care in ordinary housing. The data were gathered through focus group interviews with staff in home- and health-care. Three main themes were found according to staff experiences of particular rooms’ sizes and proportions, spatial configurations, and aspects to consider when designing new housing. This study contributes important knowledge about essential features of the physical environment for staff providing home- and health-care for older people in their own homes and to aid the development of functionally sustainable housing to minimise injuries to staff.

就地老龄化的强大驱动力需要为老年人的住房和护理以及家庭和保健人员的健康和安全提供可持续的解决方案。该研究的目的是阐明工作人员为居住在普通住房中的老年人提供家庭和医疗保健的经验。这项研究是调查家庭设计与普通住房护理条件之间关系的更大项目的一部分。这些数据是通过对家庭和医疗保健人员的焦点小组访谈收集的。根据员工对特定房间大小和比例、空间配置以及设计新住房时要考虑的方面的经验，找到了三个主要主题。