A Study on the Varied Needs for Age-Friendly Home Adaptations Among Elderly Individuals Living at Home and Their Influencing Factors

This study investigates the varied needs for age-friendly home adaptations among community-dwelling elderly individuals and their influencing factors based on the national Long-Term Care Disability Grading Assessment Standard. By constructing a three-dimensional assessment framework encompassing disability severity, family support, and home environment, the research reveals that elderly disability levels are significantly influenced by age, family emotional relationships, caregiver presence, and home safety environment. The findings demonstrate that single-dimensional assessments are inadequate for comprehensively identifying care needs, highlighting the necessity of establishing an integrated multidimensional assessment mechanism matching functional impairment with environmental factors. The study provides empirical evidence for developing tiered and categorized renovation strategies and offers practical guidance for achieving the strategic goal of home-based care within China's "9073" elderly care service system.