Ungayakha Kanjani Indawo Yokuhlala Ephephile, Enobungani Omkhulu Emiphakathini Ephilayo Yabadala?

Ukwakha indawo yokuhlala enobungani abakhulu kungaphezu nje kokukhetha umklamo; imayelana nokuthuthukisa izinga lempilo yabadala bethu. Lapho izindawo zenzelwe ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zabo, abantu abadala bangajabulela umuzwa wokuzimela nokunethezeka. Le ndlela yokufundisa ayigcini nje ngokuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yabo engokomzimba kodwa futhi nempilo yabo engokwengqondo, ikhuthaze ukuphila okujabulisayo, nokwanelisayo.  Ngaphezu kwalokho, izindawo ezilungele abantu abadala zinciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokulimala. Ukuwa nezingozi kuwukukhathazeka okuvamile kulesi sibalo sabantu, ngokuvamile okuholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu zempilo. Ngokuhlanganisa izici zedizayini ezicatshangelwayo, singakwazi ukunciphisa lezi zingozi, siqinisekise ukuthi abadala bethu bahlala bephephile futhi bevikelekile. Lesi sinyathelo esisebenzayo sibalulekile ekukhuthazeni ukuphila isikhathi eside nokugcina impilo yabo yonke.

Ukucatshangelwa Okubalulekile Kokuklama Izindawo Zokuhlala Ezilungele Abantu Abadala

Lapho uklama izindawo zokuhlala ezilungele abantu abadala, kubalulekile ukugxila ekusebenzeni, ukuphepha, nokunethezeka ukuze udale indawo esekela izidingo ezihlukile zabantu abadala.

♦  Ifenisha Ye-ergonomic Yabantu Abadala

Ifenisha ye-ergonomic ibalulekile ekunethezekeni nasekuphileni kahle kwabantu abadala. Lezi zingcezu zenzelwe ukusekela umzimba, ukunciphisa ubunzima nokuvimbela ukungakhululeki. Ifenisha ye-ergonomic ikhuthaza ukuma okuhle futhi inciphise ubuhlungu, okubaluleke kakhulu kubantu abadala abangase baphathwe yi-arthritis noma ezinye izimo ezingapheli.  Izici ezibalulekile zefenisha ye-ergonomic zifaka ubude obulungisekayo, i-cushioning eqinile, kanye nezindawo zokuhlala ezisekelayo. Lezi zakhi zisiza abantu abadala ukuthi bahambe kalula futhi bahlale ngokunethezeka isikhathi eside. Lapho ukhetha ifenisha ye-ergonomic, kubalulekile ukucabangela izidingo zomuntu ngamunye omdala, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ifenisha inikeza izinga elifanele lokusekela nokududuza.

♦  Izinhlobo Zefenisha Ebalulekile Yabantu Abadala

Ukukhetha ifenisha efanele kubalulekile ekudaleni indawo yokuhlala ephephile nenethezekile yabantu abadala, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke ilula futhi ijabulisa kakhudlwana.

1. Izihlalo Zabadala

Uma kuziwa ezihlalweni zabantu abadala, ukunethezeka nokuphepha kubaluleke kakhulu. Izihlalo ezikhululekile zibalulekile, njengoba abantu abadala bechitha isikhathi esiningi behlezi. Bheka izihlalo ezine-cushioning eqinile kodwa ekhululekile esekela iqolo nezinqulu. Izindawo zokuhlala ezisekela izingalo zisiza abantu abadala ukuba bavuke futhi bahlale phansi kalula, banciphise ingozi yokuwa.

Ukuphakama okufanele kwesihlalo kungenye into ebalulekile. Izihlalo eziphansi kakhulu kungaba nzima ukuphuma kuzo, kanti lezo eziphakeme kakhulu zingadala ukungakhululeki. Ngokufanelekile, ukuphakama kwesihlalo kufanele kuvumele izinyawo zomuntu osekhulile ukuba ziphumule phansi, ngamadolo nge-engeli engama-degree angu-90. Izinyawo ezingasheleli nazo ziyisidingo sokuvimbela isihlalo ukuba singahambi ngokungalindelekile, ukuqinisekisa ukuzinza nokuphepha.

2. Imibhede elungisekayo

Imibhede elungisekayo inikeza izinzuzo eziningi kubantu abadala, okuhlanganisa ukujikeleza kwegazi okuthuthukisiwe, ubuhlungu obuncishisiwe, nokufinyelela okulula. Le mibhede ingalungiswa ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene, inikeze induduzo eyenziwe ngokwezifiso. Izici zokuphepha ezifana nama-side rails nezilawuli ezisebenziseka kalula zizenza zilungele abantu abadala, ziqinisekisa ukuthi zingakwazi ukulungisa umbhede ngaphandle kosizo.

Ukusebenziseka kalula kungenye inzuzo ebalulekile. Ngemibhede elungisekayo, abantu abadala bangathola indawo enethezekile yokulala, ukufunda, noma ukubukela i-TV, okuthuthukisa ikhwalithi yabo yonke yokuphila. Le mibhede yenza kube lula ukuthi abanakekeli basize ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke, okunciphisa ukuxineka kuzo zombili izinhlangothi.

3. Amatafula Okudla Nezihlalo

Ifenisha yokudlela kufanele izinze futhi isekele, ivumele abantu abadala ukuba bajabulele ukudla ngokunethezeka. Bheka amatafula nezihlalo ezinokwakhiwa okuqinile ezingamelana nokusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke. Ukufinyelela kalula nokuhamba kubalulekile, ngakho-ke cabangela ifenisha engalungiswa noma inyakaze njengoba kudingeka.

Ukuphakama okulungisekayo nakho kubalulekile, njengoba kuhambisana nezidingo nezintandokazi ezahlukene. Lokhu kuvumelana nezimo kuqinisekisa ukuthi abadala bangasebenzisa ifenisha ngokunethezeka, kungakhathaliseki isimo sabo somzimba.

4  Isibani sokugezela

Ukuphepha endlini yokugezela kuyinto ehamba phambili. Izihlalo zeshawa zinikeza ukuzinza nokusekelwa, okuvumela abadala ukuba bageze ngokuphepha. Bheka izihlalo ezinezinyawo ezingasheleli kanye nokwakhiwa okuqinile ukuze uvimbele izingozi  Izikhuphukeli zezihlalo zezindlu zangasese kanye nezinsimbi zokubamba ziyizengezo ezibalulekile. Benza kube lula kubantu abadala ukusebenzisa indlu yokugezela ngokuzimela, ukunciphisa ingozi yokuwa. Amabha wokubamba kufanele afakwe ezindaweni zamasu, anikeze usekelo lapho ludingeka khona kakhulu.

Izixazululo Zaphansi Zokuphepha Okuphezulu

Ukukhetha i-flooring efanele kubalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukuwa kanye nokuqinisekisa indawo evikelekile yabantu abadala, okwenza ukuhamba kube lula futhi kuphephe kuyo yonke indawo yabo yokuhlala.

➬   Izinketho ze-Non-Slip Flooring

I-flooring engasheleli ibalulekile ezindaweni zokuhlala eziphezulu. I-Carpeting inikeza indawo ethambile, eguquliwe enciphisa ingozi yokuwa. Khetha okhaphethi abanenqwaba ephansi, okulula ukuhamba ngayo ngabahamba ngezinyawo noma ngezihlalo ezinamasondo.

I-Vinyl flooring ingenye inketho enhle kakhulu, enikeza indawo ehlala isikhathi eside futhi engasheleli. Kulula ukuyihlanza nokuyinakekela, okwenza kube ukukhetha okusebenzayo ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi. I-Rubber flooring ihlanganisa ukuphepha nokunethezeka, inikeza indawo engasheleli ethambile emajoyini.

➬   Ukubaluleka Kwezinguquko Ezibushelelezi

Ukushintsha okubushelelezi phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zephansi kubalulekile ukuze kuvinjwe uhambo nokuwa. Gwema ama-threshold angaba izingozi ezikhubekayo, futhi usebenzise amarampu ukuze udale izinguquko ezingenazihibe. Le ndlela iqinisekisa ukuthi abantu abadala bangakwazi ukuhamba ngokukhululeka nangokuphepha kuyo yonke indawo abahlala kuyo.

➬   Ukugcinwa Kwezitezi Ezikahle

Ukuhlanza njalo nokunakekela kubalulekile ukuze kugcinwe phansi kuphephile. Hlanza phansi njalo ukuze ususe udoti nokuchitheka okungabangela ukushelela. Lungisa noma yimuphi umonakalo ngokushesha, njengamathayela axegayo noma okhaphethi abaphukile, ukuze ugcine indawo ephephile.

Amathuluzi Namadivayisi Okuphepha Okuthuthukisiwe

Ukufaka amathuluzi alungile namadivayisi kungathuthukisa kakhulu ukuphepha, kusize abantu abadala bagcine ukuzimela kwabo futhi kunikeze ukuthula kwengqondo kubo bobabili kanye nabanakekeli babo.

▪  Izinsiza zokuhamba

Izinsiza zokuhamba zibalulekile kubantu abadala abanokuhamba okulinganiselwe. Ama-Walkers nama-roller ahlinzeka ngokusekela nokuzinza, esiza abantu abadala ukuba bahambe ngokuzethemba. Qinisekisa ukuthi lezi zinsiza zilinganiswe ngokufanele futhi zisesimweni esihle ukuze kwandiswe ukusebenza kwazo ngempumelelo.

Izihlalo ezinamasondo zingelinye ithuluzi elibalulekile, elinikeza ukuhamba kwalabo abangakwazi ukuhamba amabanga amade. Khetha amamodeli angasindi, alula ukuwaphatha ahlinzeka ngokunethezeka nosekelo. Ukunakekelwa njalo kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izihlalo zabakhubazekile zihlala ziphephile futhi zisebenza.

▪  Monitoring Systems

Izinhlelo zokuqapha zithuthukisa ukuphepha ngokuxwayisa abanakekeli ngezimo eziphuthumayo. Amadivayisi okubona ukuwa angathola ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuwa futhi athumele izexwayiso, okuvumela impendulo esheshayo. Lawa madivayisi awusizo ikakhulukazi kwasebekhulile abahlala bodwa noma abasengozini enkulu yokuwa.

Amasistimu ezixwayiso eziphuthumayo ahlinzeka ngomzila wezempilo uma kuba nezingozi noma izinkinga zempilo. Abantu abadala bangagqoka ipenti noma ibhande esihlakaleni ngenkinobho ukuze bacele usizo, baqinisekise ukuthi usizo lutholakala njalo. Lezi zinhlelo zinikeza ukuthula kwengqondo kokubili abadala kanye nabanakekeli babo.

▪  Izinsiza Zokuphila Zansuku zonke

Izinsiza zokuphila zansuku zonke zenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ibe lula, zikhuthaze ukuzimela. Abafinyeleli nababambe iqhaza basiza abantu abadala ukuthi bacoshe izinto ngaphandle kokugoba noma ukwelula, okunciphisa ingozi yokulimala. Lawa mathuluzi awusizo ikakhulukazi kulabo abanokunyakaza okulinganiselwe noma isifo samathambo.

Izinsiza zokugqoka, njengezimpondo zezicathulo ezinezibambo ezinde kanye nezingwegwe zezinkinobho, zenza kube lula kwasebekhulile ukuzigqoka. Lezi zinsiza zithuthukisa ukuzimela nesithunzi, zivumele abadala ukuthi bagcine imisebenzi yabo yansuku zonke ngosizo oluncane.

Ukudala Indawo Enethezekile Futhi Ememayo

Ukwakha indawo ethokomele neyamukelekayo kuyisihluthulelo sokuthuthukisa inhlalakahle nenjabulo yabantu abadala, okwenza indawo yabo yokuhlala ingagcini nje ngokusebenza kodwa futhi ijabulise.

★   Lighting Solutions

Ukukhanyisa okwanele kubalulekile ezindaweni zokuhlala eziphezulu. Ukukhanyisa okufanele kunciphisa ingozi yokuwa futhi kwenza kube lula kubantu abadala ukwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Ukukhanya kwemvelo kuhle, kodwa uma lokho kungenakwenzeka, sebenzisa ukukhanya, ngisho nokukhanyisa ukuze ukhanyise zonke izindawo.

Izinhlobo zokukhanyisa zifaka i-ambient, i-task, kanye nokukhanyisa kwe-accent. Ukukhanyisa kwe-ambient kunikeza ukukhanya okuphelele, kuyilapho ukukhanya komsebenzi kugxile ezindaweni ezithile, njengendawo yokufunda noma izinto zokubala zasekhishini. Ukukhanyisa kwe-accent kwengeza imfudumalo nesimilo, kudala isimo sokwamukela. Amasistimu okukhanyisa ahlakaniphile anikeza ukunethezeka okwengeziwe, okuvumela abadala ukuthi balawule izibani ngemiyalo yezwi noma izilawuli kude.

★   Ukulawula izinga lokushisa

Ukugcina izinga lokushisa elinethezekile kubalulekile empilweni yabantu abadala. Izixazululo zokushisisa nokupholisa kufanele zibe lula ukuzisebenzisa futhi zonge amandla. Ama-thermostats ahlelekayo avumela ukulawulwa kwezinga lokushisa okunembile, okuqinisekisa ukuthi indawo yokuhlala ihlala inethezekile unyaka wonke.

Amasistimu awonga amandla awehlisi nje kuphela izindleko zensizakalo kodwa futhi ahlinzeka ngokufudumeza nokupholisa okungaguquki. Qinisekisa ukuthi amasistimu agcinwa njalo ukuze kuvinjwe ukuphuka nokugcina ukusebenza kahle.

★   Ukwenza kube ngokwakho kanye ne-Aesthetics

Ukwenza kube ngokwakho indawo yokuhlala kuyenza izwakale njengekhaya. Faka izinto zomuntu siqu, njengezithombe nezikhumbuzo, ukuze udale indawo evamile nenenduduzo. Lokhu kwenziwa kube ngokwakho kukhuthaza umuzwa wokuba umuntu futhi kuthuthukisa inhlalakahle yengqondo.

Ukucatshangelwa kobuhle nakho kubalulekile. Khetha imibala nemiklamo epholile futhi ejabulisayo, udale isikhala esizizwa sikhanga. Gwema imfuhlumfuhlu futhi uqinisekise ukuthi isakhiwo sihamba kalula, sithuthukisa kokubili ukuphepha nokunethezeka.

  Izikhala Zomphakathi Nezenhlalo

Ukuklama izindawo ezibandakanya umphakathi nezokuhlalisana kubalulekile ekukhuthazeni ukuxhumana komphakathi kanye nomuzwa womphakathi, okunikela enhlalakahleni yonke kanye nempilo yengqondo yabantu abadala.

 ◀  Ukuklama Izindawo Ezivamile

Izindawo ezijwayelekile kufanele zikhululeke futhi zifinyeleleke, zikhuthaze ukuxhumana komphakathi. Amalungiselelo okuhlala anethezekile anezihlalo ezisekelayo nosofa kwakha izindawo ezimemayo zokuphumula nezingxoxo. Qinisekisa ukuthi isakhiwo sivumela ukunyakaza okulula, nesikhala esiningi sabahamba ngezinyawo nezihlalo zabakhubazekile.

◀  Amakamelo omsebenzi

Amakamelo omsebenzi ahlinzeka ngamathuba okuzibandakanya nokucebisa. Dizayina lezi zindawo ucabanga ngemisebenzi eyahlukene, kusukela kwezobuciko nemisebenzi yezandla kuya kumakilasi okuzivocavoca. Ukucatshangelwa kwezokuphepha kubaluleke kakhulu, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi indawo ayinazo izingozi futhi ifakwe izici zokuphepha ezidingekayo.

◀  Izikhala zangaphandle

Izindawo ezingaphandle zinikeza umoya ohlanzekile noshintsho lwendawo. Dala izindlela eziphephile ezinezindawo ezingasheleli kanye nemithambeka ethambile ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nawo wonke amazinga okuhamba. Izihlalo ezinethezekile zivumela abantu abadala ukuthi baphumule futhi bajabulele ngaphandle, bathuthukise inhlalakahle yomzimba nengqondo.

Isiphetho

Ukwakha indawo yokuhlala ephephile, nelungele abantu abadala emiphakathini ehlala abantu abadala kuhilela ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela kwezakhi ezihlukahlukene, kusukela kufenisha ye-ergonomic kuya phansi okungasheleli, amathuluzi abalulekile, namadivayisi, kanye nokuklama izindawo ezimemayo nezinethezekile. Isici ngasinye sidlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izinga lempilo yabadala, ukuthuthukisa ukuzimela kwabo, kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwabo. Ngokusebenzisa lezi zinguquko ezicatshangelwayo, ungakwazi ukuguqula noma iyiphi indawo yokuhlala ibe yindawo engcwele esekela izidingo eziyingqayizivele zabantu asebekhulile. Kuwutshalomali empilweni nasenjabulweni yabo, okunikeza ukuthula kwengqondo kubo bobabili asebekhulile nabanakekeli babo. Njengoba sibeka kuqala ukunethezeka nokuphepha kwabantu abadala, sinikela emandleni abo okuphila iminyaka yabo emihle ngesizotha nangenjabulo. Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe ngokudala izindawo ezilungele abantu abadala, hlola uhla olubanzi lwezixazululo nefenisha etholakalayo  Yumeya Furniture Kanye ne- izihlalo zabadala . Ngokubambisana, singakha izindawo ezenza umehluko ngempela ezimpilweni zabadala bethu.