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Xiaolian Yu, Tohoku Institute of Technology, JapanSatoshi Ishii, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Japan
Abstract
To cope with an aging population, Chinese investors have started converting abandoned school buildings, set aside by all provinces consequent to the school merging policy, into care homes. Because most current studies on these projects are case analyses, as the conversion trend has become more apparent, theoretical references for implementation are urgently needed. Besides that, data on China’s care homes is not publicly available, so, hopefully, this study can provide researchers with information to save groundwork cost. Specifically, most conversions into care homes are located in China’s central and eastern regions. Primary schools have been the most frequently converted, but all other types have been included. In urban areas, investors are mainly entrepreneurs, but in rural areas, investors are mainly governments aiming to provide living accommodations for older adults. Compared to urban conversions, rural conversions have generally smaller building sizes and fewer stories, accommodating relatively fewer residents; however, all conversions generally have one to three floors. Urban conversions’ architecture is usually beam-column, and rural conversions are also predominantly framed but include some brick-concrete structures. Overall, the study compares design strategies and occupancy between urban and rural conversions, thereby providing a theoretical foundation for implementing future conversion programs.
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Conference: AGen2025Stream: Built Environment
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Yu X., & Ishii S. (2025) Analysis of Causes and Current Status of Converting China’s Schools Into Care Homes ISSN: 2432-4183 The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 169-185) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2432-4183.2025.13
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2432-4183.2025.13
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