Co-Design Report, Livable Bathrooms for Older People

This report describes the Co-Design research process carried out between 2012 and 2015 as a component of the Livable Bathrooms for Older People Project. It details the findings of the research and explains, in depth, how each step of the Co-Design investigation was conducted.The Co-Design group’s role involved input into the research methods to guide and validate our research approach. They also participated in collaborative design workshops where their input and ideas provided insights to better “design” a bathroom environment for the future, i.e. bathroom productsthat are safer, more supportive for those with functional issues, more usable and more desirable and attractive. Using an action-based approach to the research, the Co-Design group has been involved in activities that allowed them to actively collaborate on assessing and developing the research findings discussed in this report. This approach has ensured that findings of the Co-Design research are directly relevant to design practice.