Forget institutional living. Smart design gives this seniors’ community a twist GlobeArts
The complex has a common house with a large kitchen and dining area where neighbours cook and eat together daily.Many of them, out of choice or necessity, will not be living with family; they have fewer children to take care of them than did previous generations. Home care is unaffordable for many.
The complex opened in 2016. The residents, who now range in age from their 50s to late 80s, share in light property maintenance duties. “We’ve gardened every inch of this place that can be gardened,” Dr. Critchlow says. They also share the cooking of collective meals and a variety of social activities, ranging from a book club to Iyengar yoga.
There are many Canadian seniors who might be able to do this; the home ownership rate among seniors in Canada was 74.6 per cent, according to Statistics Canada.from the Canadian Centre for Economic Analysis, the City of Toronto has a sizable “overhoused” population who have more space than they need. The prospect of aging in a big house – particularly in a car-oriented neighbourhood or rural area – is not necessarily attractive.
Their idea is for a mid-rise building of about seven storeys, which could fit onto many suburban sites. It combines three things: co-living spaces for seniors; shared spaces; and retail or services, such as doctors’ offices. The first piece, co-living spaces, are private bed-and-bath units of about 300 square feet. This is similar to what a resident in a nursing home, or a postsecondary dorm, would enjoy.
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