Tag: seniors living
“We are creating homes and pushing institutionalisation to the background. We’re designing for residents, not patients, who want to be treated as such,” says James Kelly, associate at ClarkeHopkinsClarke.
The aged have much to offer, and much to receive, from the younger generations. And vice-versa. Dare we ask then, why haven’t we combined aged care and senior living with education sites? Mark Trotter, director at Fulton Trotter Architects, shares his insight on the future of seniors living.
Robert Puflett, Sydney studio leader and partner at ThomsonAdsett, says that seniors are becoming increasingly concerned with access and location as opposed to ownership – and are no longer willing to compromise the lifestyle they’ve become accustomed to when moving into an aged care facility.
"Baby boomers will no longer tolerate residential care environments that mirror hospitals rather than homes," says Hamilton Wilson, director of Wilson Architects.
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