Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
altengerechte Wohnung
English translation:
seniors' residence
German term
altengerechte Wohnung
Da weiss ich nicht wirklich weiter, auch wenn's für manchen native speaker vielleicht ? eine ganz simple Frage ist. Wie könnte ich dies (positiv besetzt) schreiben:
apartments adapted to the needs of elder people ?
apartments suitable for people in the retirement age
Hilfe wäre nett.
Oct 31, 2009 13:46: writeaway changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Social Sciences"
Nov 11, 2009 18:11: Veronika McLaren Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
seniors' residence
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gangels (X)
: or 'for senior living'
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Thank you, gangels!
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Helen Shiner
: Not appropriate for the UK unfortunately which is the target audience here.
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apartment / housing services / housing for older people
Housing Needs of Older People - Stoke-on-Trent City Council
This report also explored whether the current levels of <B>housing for older people in the city</B> was suitable to meet the needs and aspirations of our older ...
www.stoke.gov.uk/redirect/?oid=[com...cms...
Leaders in care, health and <B>housing services for older people</B>.
Housing 21 provide care, health and housing services for older people. ... health and housing options, so whatever your needs, we can support you to have a ...
www.housing21.co.uk/
Corporation to examine the <B>housing and support needs of older people in rural</B> ... people and local service responses in five rural districts in England ...
www.york.ac.uk/inst/chp/publications/PDF/olderruralsum.pdf
Responding to the needs of older people resident in care homes ...
Birmingham Mail (England); April 10, 2008 ; 670 words . ... National homes provider Housing ... bedroom <B>apartments for older people</B>, with on-site ... will ...
www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1312305421.html
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-10-31 11:45:53 GMT)
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evtl. adding <B>accessible</B>
service flats
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writeaway
: that is the Dutch terminology used in Belgium (and in Nl afaik). But in English they aren't necessarily for seniors.....
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apartments/flats for the elderly
(flat is UK English, apartment is US)
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Note added at 7 mins (2009-10-31 11:42:35 GMT)
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If you want the focus on the fact that there are a lot of special features in the flats (like ground floor, stair lifts etc.) you could add "accessible". Although "accessible housing" can be for disabled people, as well. So "accessible housing for the elderly"?
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Note added at 12 mins (2009-10-31 11:48:05 GMT)
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Or, very modern "50+ Housing". There is actually a "50+ Housing Council" in the UK (http://www.nahb.org/generic.aspx?sectionID=1916&genericConte...
Thank you for the proposal. Just wanted to write it in a more positive way. Have though about links like barrier-free, direct access, not hampered or something like that. Just searching for one term. Your proposal looks fine, will just have a look on the other versions. But I am impressed by this fast and high-quality answer. And this on a Saturday ! |
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Monika Elisabeth Sieger
: then it is 'flats for the elderly' adn the idea of accessible housing for the elederly is very good as well as it makes it more positvie!
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thanks
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Henry Schroeder
: Yes, nice, without the verb
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thanks Henry
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: yes, accessible for the elderly is also a good option
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Rolf Keiser
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writeaway
: calling seniors 'elderly' is like calling people with disabilities 'handicapped'. /it may be used for expediency but should be avoided. People still use 'handicapped' too but that doesn't make it right.
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Not quite true, it is widely used, in the 'respectable' media (Times, BBC) as well as by charities and organisations caring for older people. But I also suggested the 50+ for those who want to be 1000% PC...
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Jutta Scherer
: mit einer kleinen Ergänzung: "altersgerecht" heißt nicht, dass die Wohnungen spezielle für Alte gebaut werden/wurden. Ich würde daher sagen "flats suitable for elderly people".
2 days 4 hrs
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 19 hrs
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elderly-friendly flat/elder-friendly housing/flat with elder-friendly features/elder-friendly home
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=128462&mo...
Housing for Seniors: Elder-Friendly Housing
http://www.mcys.gov.sg/successful_ageing/report/Chapter 3 - ...
Under the Main Upgrading Project (MUP), the Housing Development
Board (HDB) upgrades sold flats with elder-friendly features such as grabbars in the bathroom / toilet and non-slip floor tiles.
http://www.mcys.gov.sg/successful_ageing/report/Chapter 3 - ...
An important design concept was to create a youth- to elder-friendly home that is safe, accessible, and comfortable for all the occupants
http://www.austinenergy.com/energy efficiency/programs/green...
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mary austria
: Good options!
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Thank you, "mary austria"!
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writeaway
: but the use of the word 'elderly' isn't advisable
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What the heck should be wrong with the word "elder" resp. "elderly", do you have a problem of becoming old? There are words widely used such as "elder statesman", etc. This is a proper word describing people in their senior age!
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sheltered accommodation
I'm having to find some sheltered accommodation for my Mum, she can't cope
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Helen Shiner
: Agree this may well be appropriate but we do not have enough context to say and it does not look as if we are going to get any more./Presume closing the discussion and not the question. Expect Asker will come back to us.
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You're right there, it's always sad when help is not forthcoming. Do YOU know what "soft-closing" is ??
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Discussion
Points will be awarded tomorrow as I have to think over the most applicable term.
@sivara: Absolutely interesting discussion. I remember the discussion in the context of a small shop in Germany (think it was Frankfurt/Main) who had no success at all due to the fact that noone wants to be described as belonging to this age group. After a rebranding (which I really didn't remember) the business was better according to a newspaper report.
And: no matter, on how you name this homes, a proper description cannot be given anyway. Some like them some not.
I am hopefully capable of living on my own together with my husband for a very long time and if you need such a place one day: The proper wording will then become the smallest problem you have.
Perhaps you are recalling the extensive discussion about that face cream which "women by their 50's" would want to start using - this raged on the KudoZ site about a month ago because people had different notions of how "delicately" the fact of being old(er) could be referred to.
However, before our Asker can decide on the term to use, he (or she - sorry, haven't checked) must decide on and preferably tell the Answerers what sort of accommodation the planners are envisaging - Is it more like "betreutes Wohnen" with some care facilities or is it just "barrierefrei".
Diana (elderly but not by a long chalk an O.A.P. yet - now that is REALLY old !)
So I do not see any reason why 'elderly' seems to have a negative co-notation for some of us.