What is Senior Living? Independent living communities
Assisted living communities are
provide different amenities for capable
one step above independent. They may have access to many servinces including up to three meals a day; assistance with personal care; help with medications; housekeeping and laundry; Some services provided may include meals, housekeeping and laundry; 24-hour surpervision, security, and on-site staff; along with social and recreational activites.
adults. Seniors move here to be a part of a community they can easily connect with. Some services provided may include meals, housekeeping and laundry, and social and recreational activites.
having outdoor areas for guests to meet with residents to avoid them traveling further into the building will also be key in future designs.
Implement Compartmentalization The overall community needs to be visualized as individual spaces that can be broken down into compartments that don’t co-mingle, so you can foster connection in some circumstance and containment in others. Third Floor
Creat spaces where community memebers can easily foster connectiong with the residents to allow them to feel like part of the surround comminty
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ASHA Average Length-Of-Stay Statistics
Independent Living 38 Months
Localized common spaces in each resident wing can be made intentionally large enough to support a common living and eating areas for residents of that wing.
Allow ample access to the outdoors for residents health not only allowing them to stay active but also allowing safe interacting with loved ones during pandemics and minor epidemics.
Assisted Living 21 Months
Independence
60% of Independent Living residents end up requiring more care and transfer to assisted living
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Active Safety
Outbreak
Opportunity Community
Outdoors
Activities of Daily Living 64%
need help with bathing
57%
need help with walking
48%
need help with dressing
40%
need help with toileting
29%
need help with bed transfer
need help with eating
Living
Common Resident Conditions 52%
have high blood pressure
42%
have some form of arthritus
42%
have alzheimer’s disease or dimentia
34%
have heart disease
Activites Provided
19%
31%
have depression
Dining
Recreational/Social Activites
Asssited Personal Care
Residents in senior living homes lack opportunities to be individualized and have purpose, especially in pandemics and even minor epidemics. By building a community where seniors have choice, even in these scenarios, residents will have more quality in life than just quantity.