Senior living: everything you need to know about the new way of living for the elderly

What is senior living?

Senior living or senior housing is the new housing model designed for people over the age of 65. Independent adults, in full physical and cognitive capacity.

Residential facilities that adapt to the lifestyle of their inhabitants and fully cover their needs, approaching comfortable living. An ideal solution that aims to promote the wellbeing of the elderly, putting all the amenities within their reach. Undoubtedly, a new living model that has already been implemented in Europe and is here to stay.

What types of housing options exist?

Within the concept of  ‘senior living’, different housing models can be found. Proposals designed to meet the needs of all segments and pockets.

Senior living – Cohousing

Senior living cohousing offers a model of affordable and collaborative social housing. In it, a group of residents live together, sharing common areas, but also maintaining their own private space. A perfect option that responds to the difficulties that some seniors have in accessing decent housing, either through buying or renting.

Senior living – Coliving

Although it has many similarities with cohousing, the concept of senior coliving refers to a complex of common dwellings built and designed especially for the elderly. Each of them is marketed as a unit to form a homogeneous community.

Senior living – Resort

Senior living resorts are based on the model of holiday villages or holiday complexes near the sea. These are charming villages with all kinds of facilities and basic health care services within easy reach. These apartment complexes are also converted into year-round homes and residences that are in great demand among the over 65s.

The importance of the choice of furniture

Furniture plays a fundamental role in the interior design of senior living. Collections that create a balanced aesthetic and offer functionality to every corner. Furniture chosen to encourage conviviality, interpersonal relationships, and collaboration.

The furniture must adapt to the needs of the inhabitants, but it must also function as a meeting point. For this reason, flexible and dynamic furniture is an ideal solution to equip any type of senior living.

At Viccarbe, we have numerous collections and furniture lines that meet the parameters required for this type of collaborative housing. The Savina collection of cloud-like designer seating, the Sistema collection of modular furniture for both indoors and outdoors and the innovative Season modular sofas are a safe bet for the interior design of these new homes. Design pieces that provide maximum comfort, set the mood in any room, and promote interaction between the people living in the house.