Nursing homes are the facilities where the elderly conduct their daily activities. This may
lead to a complicated acoustic environment which would potentially affect the ability of the …

Sound and its resulting soundscape is a major appraisal component of the living
environment. Where environmental sounds (eg, outdoor traffic sounds) are often perceived …

As noise is a basic contributor to the evaluation of an environment, the indoor environment
of a nursing home (where residents are provided with 24-hour functional support and care) …

The debate on retrofit of buildings has flourished in recent years and it has raised the
interest of a growing number of researchers and practitioners. However, current research …

Nursing homes are places where the elderly conduct their daily activities, and frequent
gatherings of nursing home residents may lead to a complicated acoustic environment in …

Housing complex residents in urban areas are not only confronted with typical noise
sources, but also everyday life sounds, eg, in the yards. Therefore, they might benefit from …

For nursing home residents with dementia, the decrease in communication skills and in
social interactions might lead to an increased isolation and can result in a higher risk of …

This paper presents a scientific methodology to define human-coach conversation for
ageing people through virtual coaches by using indoor environmental quality (IEQ) …

In elderly care a nursing home is a facility where on a residential basis different caring
functions are taking place in order to satisfy the specific care needs of the residents. As in …

Noise sensitivity is known as a stable effect modifier for environmental noise annoyance at
home. In this study, we investigated its effect on the appreciation of the soundscape in the …