Ababoneleli beFanitshala yokuPhila abaPhezulu beQela leVacenti eOstreliya

Ifenitshala ekhethwayo kumakhaya asebekhulile ngokufuthi kufuneka ibekwe phezu kwabakhulileyo, kuqwalaselwa zonke iinkalo zendlela yokubonelela ngeenkonzo ezilunge ngakumbi kwabakhulileyo nakwabo bayisebenzisayo. Njengomvelisi ophezulu wefenitshala ephilayo owasekwa ngo-1998, Yumeya uye wakhonza uninzi lwamaqela aziwayo ahlala aphezulu kunye namakhaya omhlalaphantsi. Kweli nqaku, siza kwazisa izisombululo zethu ngokudibanisa indawo yokuhlala yaseVacenti eOstreliya.

Kwishishini lase-Australia lokukhathalela abantu abadala, iQela leVacenti ngumzekelo wemisebenzi eqhutywa lusapho kunye nokhathalelo lomntu. Baxhasa iinqobo ezisemgangathweni ze “imfudumalo, ingqibelelo, nentlonipho,” ezinikele ekudaleni indawo yokuhlala ekhuselekileyo, etofotofo, nenesidima kubantu abadala. Bagxininisa ifilosofi yabo yokunyamekela “PERSON,” kugxininisa ukhathalelo lomntu ngamnye kunye nokuphuculwa okuqhubekayo ukunyusa umgangatho wokhathalelo kunye nobugcisa beqela.

Yumeya Intsebenziswano kunye noVacenti yaqala ngo-2018, iqala ngokubonelelwa kwezitulo zokutyela abantu abadala kwikhaya labo lokuqala lomhlalaphantsi, kwaye ngokuthe ngcembe yanda ukubandakanya izitulo zokuphumla, iitafile zokutyela njalo njalo. Njengoko uVacenti eqhubeka ekhula kwaye esanda, ukuthembela kwabo kuthi kuye kukhula—kwiprojekthi yabo yamva nje yendlu yomhlalaphantsi, nokuba iimpahla zenziwa ngokwesiqhelo sithi. Asibonanga nje ukukhula kukaVacenti kodwa sikwawongwe ngokuba liqabane labo lexesha elide kunye nokhetho oluthembekileyo lokuqinisekisa umgangatho.

Isitulo seLounge kwindawo yoluntu Lorocco

I-Lorocco itholakala eCarindale, eQueensland, e-Australia, kufuphi ne-Bulimba Creek, kwindawo ezolileyo kunye neebhedi ze-50, ukudala umoya ofudumele, onjengentsapho. Ibonelela ngee-suites ezikumgangatho ophezulu, ukhathalelo olujikelezayo, kunye neenkonzo zokhathalelo lobuchwephesha.

Ukunciphisa uvakalelo lobulolo kunye nokwahluka kungundoqo kuphuhliso lwekhaya labahlali abadla umhlala-phantsi. Abahlali abasele bekhulile bajoyina abantu abadla umhlala-phantsi ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukeneyo, nto leyo ebangela ukuba kubaluleke ngakumbi ukukhuthaza umoya wokuba ngabantu. Imisebenzi yentlalontle idlala indima ebalulekileyo ekwakheni unxibelelwano phakathi kwabahlali kunye nokunciphisa ubulolo. Ngokuthatha inxaxheba kwimidlalo, ukuboniswa kwemuvi, okanye imisebenzi yezandla, abahlali banokusebenzisana, babelane ngamava, kwaye benze ubuhlobo.

Kuba amakhaya ahlala phantsi , ifenitshala ekhaphukhaphu inikezela ngeenzuzo ezininzi kwiindawo zoluntu. Okokuqala, iququzelela ukusekwa kwansuku zonke kunye nohlengahlengiso, ukuvumela ukunyakaza ngokukhawuleza kunye nokulungiswa kwakhona ngokweemfuno zomsebenzi, ukugcina ixesha kunye nomgudu wokunyamekela. Okwesibini, ukucocwa kunye nokugcinwa kulula ngakumbi, nokuba kukuseta ngaphambi kwemisebenzi okanye ukucoca emva koko, ukwenza imisebenzi ibe lula kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kakuhle. Ifenitshala ekhanyayo iyanciphisa umngcipheko wokulimala ngexesha lokunyakaza, okwenza kube lula kwaye ifaneleke ngakumbi kwiindawo ezihamba phambili zendlela apho abahlali asebekhulile bahlanganisana rhoqo.

Koluyilo losapho, Yumeya icebisa isitulo sentsimbi somthi wentsimbi kwindawo yokuphumla yabantu abadala iYW5532 njengesisombululo sendawo eqhelekileyo kumakhaya ahlala umhlala-phantsi. Umphandle ufana nomthi oqinileyo, kodwa ingaphakathi lenziwe ngesakhelo sentsimbi. Njengoyilo lwakudala, iindawo zokumisa iingalo zicocwe ngobunono ukuze zibe mpuluswa kwaye zingqukuva, zihambelane ngokwendalo nokuma kwezandla. Nokuba umntu osele ekhulile utyibilika ngempazamo, ukhusela ngokufanelekileyo ukulimala, eqinisekisa ukhuseleko ngexesha lokusetyenziswa. I-backrest ebanzi ilandela ngokusondeleyo ukugoba komqolo, ukubonelela ngenkxaso eyaneleyo yomqolo, ukwenza ukuhlala phantsi kunye nokuma ngaphandle komgudu. I-cushion yesihlalo yenziwe nge-foam ephezulu, igcina imilo yayo nangemva kokusetyenziswa ixesha elide. Zonke iinkcukacha zoyilo zibonisa ukuqonda okunzulu kweemfuno zabantu abadala, ukwenza isitulo segumbi lokuhlala eliphezulu singabi yifanitshala nje kodwa sibe liqabane elifudumeleyo kubomi bemihla ngemihla.  

Isofa enye yabantu abadala for Marebello

IMarebello yenye yeendawo zokukhathalela abantu abadala zeQela leVacenti eQueensland, ezinze kwindawo enomhlaba oziihektare ezisibhozo eVictoria Point, ebonelela ngemeko-bume ezolileyo njengesikhumbuzo sendawo ekuchithelwa kuyo iiholide. Uncedo lubandakanya 136–I-138 amagumbi okuhlala ane-air-conditioning, uninzi lwawo lubandakanya iibhalkhoni okanye i-terraces enika iimbono zegadi. Igumbi ngalinye lokuhlala lilungiselelwe ngokwezinto abazithandayo kunye nezinto abazithandayo, ngokwenene ukudibanisa ubuntu kunye nokhathalelo olugxile emntwini. Ukubambelela kwimigaqo ye “Ukuguga kunye Wellness” kwaye “Ukhathalelo olujolise kuMhlali,” UMarebello akaboneleli nje kuphela ngesiphelo esiphezulu, esinesidima, kunye namava omntu omhlala phantsi kodwa ukwaqinisekisa ukuba abantu abadala bayabuva ubushushu kunye nemvakalelo yokuba likhaya ukusuka kusuku lokuqala lokuhlala kwabo ngokusebenzisa iinkcukacha ezicingisisiweyo.

Ekudaleni indawo yokuhlala ephezulu, ifenitshala yeminyaka yobudala yinto ebalulekileyo. Ukunceda abantu abadala ukuba badibane ngokwemvelo kumoya woluntu, uyilo lwefenitshala kufuneka lukhuthazwe yindalo, lubonise imibala ethambileyo, kwaye luvumele iimfuno zomzimba nezengqondo zabantu abadala abahlukeneyo, ngakumbi ukujongana nemiba yobuntununtunu bombala kwabo banesifo sengqondo esiyingozi.

Ngo-2025, sazisa i-Elder Ease concept, ejolise ekuboneleleni abantu abadala ngamava okuphila ngokukhululekile ngelixa sinciphisa umsebenzi wabanonopheli kunye nabongikazi abanezakhono. Ngokusekelwe kule nfilosofi, siye saqulunqa uluhlu olutsha lwefenitshala yokunyamekela abantu abadala—Ikhaphukhaphu, iqinile, ithwele umthwalo ophezulu, kulula ukuyicoca, kunye neteknoloji yeenkozo zentsimbi ukuze kuphunyezwe imbonakalo yomthi kunye nokuvakala okuchukumisayo, ukomeleza ngakumbi ubuhle bobuhle kunye nomgangatho ongaphaya kokusebenza. Ukuqwalasela ukuba abantu abadala abahambahambayo bachitha umyinge weeyure ze-6 imihla ngemihla behleli kwizitulo zokuhlala eziphezulu, ngelixa abo banokunciphisa ukuhamba banokuchitha iiyure ezili-12, sibeke phambili inkxaso ekhululekile kunye noyilo olufanelekileyo lokufikelela. Ngobude obufanelekileyo, iindawo zokumisa iingalo eziyilwe ngokwe-ergonomically, kunye nesakhiwo esizinzile, sinceda abantu abadala ukuba baphakame okanye bahlale phantsi ngaphandle komzamo, banciphise ukungonwabi komzimba, baphucule ukuzimisela kokushukumiseka kunye nobuchule bokuzikhathalela, kwaye kubenze baphile ubomi obusebenzayo, obunokuzithemba, nobunesidima.  

Iingqwalasela zokuKhetha izitulo Ikhaya lokuhlala abantu abadala kunye nelomhlalaphantsi  Iiprojekthi

Ukuqinisekisa ukuba izihlalo eziphezulu zokuhlala zifanelekile ukusetyenziswa kwabantu abadala, imilinganiselo yangaphakathi kufuneka ithathelwe ingqalelo. Oku kubandakanya ukuphakama kwesihlalo, ububanzi, kunye nobunzulu, kunye nokuphakama kwe-backrest.

1. Uyilo oluSekelwe kwabaDala

Ukukhethwa kwelaphu kubaluleke kakhulu kuyilo lwefenitshala yokuhlala ephezulu. Kwizigulana ezinesifo sengqondo esiyingozi okanye isifo sika-Alzheimer, iipateni ezicacileyo nezibonakala lula zinokubanceda bachonge indawo ezingqongileyo. Noko ke, iipateni zokwenene zisenokubenza babambe okanye babambe izinto, nto leyo ekhokelela ekuphoxekeni okanye kwanehambo engafanelekanga xa bengakwazi ukwenza oko. Ngoko ke, iipatheni ezididayo kufuneka ziphetshwe ukudala indawo yokuhlala efudumeleyo nekhuselekileyo.  

2. Ukusebenza okuphezulu  

Abahlali abasele bekhulile kumakhaya ahlala umhlala-phantsi nakumakhaya abalupheleyo banezidingo ezithile zomzimba, kwaye ukuhlangabezana nezi mfuno kunokuba nempembelelo entle kwisimo sabo sengqondo nakwimpilo. Ukukhethwa kwefenitshala yokuhlala ephezulu kufuneka kusekelwe ekuncedeni abantu abadala ukuba bahlale bephila ngokuzimeleyo ixesha elide:

•   Izitulo kufuneka zomelele kwaye zixhotyiswe ngeendawo zokumisa iingalo ezibambekayo ukuvumela abantu abadala ukuba baphakame baze bahlale phantsi ngokuzimeleyo.

•   Izihlalo kufuneka zibe nezihlalo zokuhlala ezomeleleyo ukuze kube lula ukuhamba ngokuzimeleyo kwaye zenzelwe isiseko esivulekileyo sokucoca lula.

•   Ifenitshala akufanele ibe nemiphetho ebukhali okanye iikona ukuthintela ukulimala.

• Izitulo zokutya zabantu abadala kufuneka zenziwe ukuba zilingane phantsi kweetafile, ezinobude betafile obulungele ukusetyenziswa kwesitulo esinamavili, ukukhawulelana neemfuno ezahlukeneyo zabahlali abasele bekhulile.

3. Kulula ukucoca

Ukukhululeka kokucoca kuyilo lwefenitshala yokuhlala ephezulu akukhona nje ngokucoceka komphezulu kodwa kuchaphazela ngokuthe ngqo impilo yabantu abadala kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kokhathalelo. Kwiindawo ezisetyenziswa kakhulu, ukuchitheka, ukungakwazi ukuzibamba, okanye ukungcoliseka ngengozi kunokwenzeka. Isakhelo esilula ukucoceka kunye ne-upholstery sinokususa ngokukhawuleza amabala kunye neebhaktheriya, ukunciphisa ingozi yokusuleleka, kunye nokunciphisa umthwalo wokucoca kubasebenzi bokunyamekela. Ngexesha elide, ezo zixhobo zinokuphinda zigcine ukubonakala kunye nokusebenza kwefenitshala, ukwandisa ubomi benkonzo kunye nokubonelela amaziko okunyamekela abantu abadala ngokukhuselekileyo, ukukhululeka, kunye namava okulawula imihla ngemihla.

4. Uzinzo

Uzinzo lubaluleke kakhulu kwi ifanitshala yokuhlala ephezulu uyilo. Ifreyimu eyomeleleyo inokuthintela ngokufanelekileyo ukushukuma okanye ukungcangcazela, iqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwabantu abalupheleyo xa behleli phantsi okanye bemile. Xa kuthelekiswa nefanitshala ephilayo yamaplanga aqinileyo, esebenzisa izakhiwo ze-tenon, izakhelo ze-aluminiyam ezidityanisiweyo zibonelela ngomthamo ophezulu wokuthwala umthwalo kunye nokuqina, ukugcina uzinzo phantsi kokusetyenziswa kwexesha elide kunye nokunciphisa umngcipheko weengozi.

Ngapha koko, ukukhetha umthengisi wefenitshala ofanelekileyo ofanelekileyo yinkqubo efuna intsebenziswano yexesha elide kunye nokuqokelela ukuthembana. Iqela leVacenti linyule Yumeya kanye ngenxa yamava ethu abanzi eprojekthi, inkqubo yenkonzo evuthiweyo, kunye nokuzinikela kwethuba elide ekungagungqini kwemveliso kunye nokuhanjiswa komgangatho. Kwiprojekthi yamva nje, uVacenti uthenge isixa esikhulu sefanitshala, kwaye intsebenziswano yethu iye yasondela ngakumbi. Nkqu nefenitshala enje ngempahla ekwikhaya labo lomhlalaphantsi elisandula ukwakhiwa zaphathiswa kuthi ukuba sizivelise.

Yumeya  ineqela elikhulu lokuthengisa kunye neqela lobugcisa lobuchwephesha, kunye nokuphuculwa okuqhubekayo kwezobuchwepheshe kunye nentsebenziswano kunye namaqela amaninzi awaziwayo asebekhulile. Oku kuthetha ukuba ifenitshala yethu ithobela imigangatho engqongqo kuyilo, ukukhetha imathiriyeli, imveliso, kunye nolawulo lomgangatho, iqinisekisa ukungaguquguquki kwemveliso kunye nokuthembeka. Sinikezela ngewaranti yesakhelo seminyaka eli-10 kunye nomthamo ogqwesileyo we-500-pondo, kunye nenkxaso ethembekileyo emva kokuthengisa, ukuqinisekisa uxolo lwengqondo kuyo yonke inkqubo yokuthenga kunye nokusetyenziswa. Oku kuphumeza ngokwenene iziqinisekiso zexesha elide zokhuseleko, ukuqina, kunye nomgangatho ophezulu.