The Acoustic Environment of Care Homes

This book examines the indoor acoustic environment of China's residential aged care facilities and links it with the physiological and psychological wellbeing of residents.

Jingyi Mu is Associate Professor and doctoral supervisor at the School of Architecture and Design, Harbin Institute of Technology. Visiting Scholar of UCL Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, the Bartlet, University College London (UCL). She specializes in research on architectural environments for elderly care facilities and healthy environment of public buildings. Jian Kang is a Professor of Acoustics and Soundscape at the UCL Institute of Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlet, University College London (UCL). He is Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, a Member of Academia Europaea - The Academy of Europe, an International Member (Academician) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and President of the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration (IIAV).

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Development and Classification of Residential Aged Care Facilities in China Chapter 2. The Acoustic Environment of China's Residential Aged Care Facilities Chapter 3. The Acoustic Perception of the Elderly in Chinese Residential Aged Care Facilities Chapter 4. Influence of Acoustic Environment of Residential Aged Care Facilities on Well-being Chapter 6. Strategies for Improving Indoor Acoustic Environment in Residential Aged Care Facilities