Age-Friendly Home Living Lab
The Innovation Engine for Age-Friendly Living
Unlike laboratories that generally conduct tests in controlled environments, the Living Lab process collects testing feedback from potential users in real home settings. This approach enables developers to accurately understand user needs and develop innovative products that truly cater to older adults.
The Age-Friendly Home Living Lab brings together a diverse group of stakeholders — including academia, research institutions, NGOs, industry experts, and potential users — and embraces the principle of “User-Driven – Experience-Focused” to advance gerontechnology and age-friendly product development, building safer, more comfortable, and barrier-free homes for older adults.
Introduction Video: The Age-Friendly Home Living Lab
Why the Age-Friendly Home Living Lab?
With the rapid ageing of the population, the market has driven continuous innovation and advanced age-friendly products, yet many often fall short of meeting the real needs of older adults. This is precisely why the Age-Friendly Home Living Lab emphasises user involvement at every stage of the product development cycle, helping developers create more down-to-earth and practical solutions that genuinely support ageing in place.
Bridge the gap between age-friendly product concepts and the real needs of older adults, ensuring solutions are relevant and practical
Accelerate the development of age-friendly products
Promote innovation through diverse and inclusive product development
Effectively support ageing in place and active ageing for older adults
Steering Committee
Chairperson
Dr Carmen Ng
Social and Elderly Wellness Director, Hong Kong Housing Society
Members
Prof Doris Yu
Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Prof Terry Lum
Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
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Ms Stella Cheng
Publicity Secretary, Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association and, President, Asian Pacific Occupational Therapy Regional Group
Prof Teresa Tsien
Founding President, Women's Initiative for Ageing Successfully
Prof Ray Cheung
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Ms Angel Cheung
Director of Research and Survey, Consumer Council
Our Collaborators
(arranged in alphabetical order)
