Modern Economics & Management Forum

In recent years, China's aging problem has become increasingly severe, with prominent issues surrounding solitary and left-behind elderly individuals. Urban elderly care resources are lacking, and since the 1980s and 1990s generations are mostly only children, the pressure of supporting elderly parents is substantial. Community-based elderly care has become a model encouraged by the state; however, most community public facilities in China face challenges in terms of elderly-friendliness, functionality, and sustainability, making it difficult to meet usage needs. This paper employs literature research and field investigations, focusing on old public facilities in communities. Under constraints such as unchanged area, limited funding, and minimal environmental modification, the study proposes optimization and renovation strategies for existing facilities. The aim is to address issues such as facility aging, lack of functionality to meet modern living needs, inability to cater to elderly requirements, and lack of sustainable design concepts, thereby improving the community public elderly care environment and providing theoretical references for related design practices.