A Case Study on the Healing Environment of Elderly Welfare Facilities of Overseas with Attention Restoration Theory and Elements of Behavioral Affordance

The purpose of this study is to find a way for the Soft Fascination in the natural environment to work in the elderly welfare facilities, as well as to find the relationship between attention restoration theory and elements of behavioral affordance. The method theoretically considers the healing environment, behavioral affordance elements, and recovery environment formation elements of the attention restoration theory. The relationship between the eight elements of behavioral affordance and the four healing environment formation elements of attention recovery theory was then examined using items from the perceived restorativeness scale. Based on this, an analysis framework was prepared to explore ways to provide a recovery environment in elderly welfare facilities by analyzing overseas elderly welfare facilities. The results of this study show that the behavioral support element has a complex interrelationship, including the concept of recovery environment in multiple attention recovery theories; however, in general, compatibility and extent are associated with active (+) behavioral affordance elements, while the fascination and being away are associated with passive (−) behavioral affordance elements. To create an overall healing environment in elderly welfare facilities, it is necessary to adequately plan an active space while avoiding bias toward passive space.