Published Paper Details:

Globally the elderly people who require assistance to perform individual tasks in their individual house will outnumber themselves substantially in the coming years. Presently old people prefer to reside in their individual familiar environment as with age they tend to stay alone with vulnerabilities and special needs. This boosts their self esteem, confidence and feeling of security. However, majority of houses are not designed to cater to the adaptive physical planning, care and services exclusively for the frail, aged and aging population. The paper explores the needs of the frail elderly people, and searches for a plethora of modifications to make individual and collective neighbourhoods physically and socially active and also support friendly. Such factors encompass enriching and forming all-age neighbourhoods, providing supportive housing and engaging mobility, delivery, and collective services as well as communicative innovations. Some prefer to age in place while others stress on collective housing options. Urban designers take up the challenges of physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments while creating their space and suggest improved individual as well as community space.