According to a study conducted by the United Nations [21] the population of elderly people worldwide has increased rapidly and this will continue until the year 2050. The recent increase in human life expectancy gives rise to the expectation that most elderly people are likely to have to continue living in deteriorating health and lack of ability to continue living alone in the future. Housing design plays an important role in the psychological and physiological aspects of the people living in it. There are several studies that prove residential design has a significant impact on the emotions, psychology and safety of the elderly. However, a constraint on the part of architects and interior designers is the lack of information on how these factors can be manipulated to improve the lives of the elderly. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to examine the relationship between the physical factors of architecture and its role in maximizing the safety of the elderly and how these factors can be absorbed and implemented in the form of architectural guidelines and policies for the design of a more elderly-friendly home to enable them to continue living alone and independently without being overly dependent on others. This study was carried out using a qualitative method through literature reviews, interviews with various experts, the experiences of residents and those who have experience as caregivers of the elderly, families and also professional staff of elderly care homes. The extent to which the role of residential design can minimize the level of care for the elderly and maximize the safety of this group has yet to be ascertained. However, the preliminary findings of this study found that there are some common safety risks in the elderly's residence that are influenced by the physical condition of the elderly's residence itself such as the condition of the floor surface, lighting levels, furniture layout and others. Therefore, it is hoped that this study will to some extent be able to contribute to the improvement of safety in the homes of the elderly and be able to provide information and ideas to the authorities responsible for starting initiatives that focus on this issue.