This study systematically examines the interconnectedness of"smart home care needs"among elderly populations across different living arrangements,delineating six core dimensions for assessing these needs:personalized leisure and entertainment,comprehensive caregiving assistance,all-round health monitoring,stringent privacy protection,user-friendly interface design,and smart network connectivity empowerment.Comparative analyses are conducted to discern variations in these six core needs among elders with distinct characteristics and living situations.Augmenting these findings,user interviews and case studies further elucidate the congruence between function configurations of smart eldercare products and actual user requirements,as well as unveil underlying latent needs.Based on these insights,the paper proposes strategic recommendations pertaining to functional design,spatial organization,and inter-action patterns,aiming to cater to the diverse and individualized smart home care needs of the elderly across various demographic profiles and living contexts.These propositions offer theoretical foundations for shaping lifestyle models within the context of"aging in place"amid rapid technological advancements,thereby enhancing and safeguarding the quality of life for the elderly population.