Overview
- Design social rooms in a manner
- Products and services for good life in old age
- Living in old age
- Self -determination and independence
- Future of care
The increasing number of older people will have a lasting impact on our society: Challenges arise from a growing imbalance between working and retired people, a changing spectrum of illnesses and, closely linked to this, an increasing need for nursing care. Older people are also confronted with rapid innovation processes that have a massive impact on their familiar lives. At the same time, the increasing number of older people offers opportunities. Be it as experts in the world of work, as bringers of experience and serenity, or as socially engaged individuals. We are investigating the effects of demographic ageing on society as a cross-cutting topic at the IAT. This includes both the individual opportunities and challenges of an ageing society as well as solutions to problems, e.g. how demographic change can be shaped in a social and economic context. Innovative products and services can enable people to live independently in old age and offer development opportunities for the economy and society. In this social field of tension, we examine adaptation mechanisms and highlight design options.