This article from Healthcare Design discusses growing trends in senior living housing.  Residents want a homey and comfortable environment that also keeps them connected to the outdoors.

Nursing homes used to be designed like a hospital wing, with beds accessible to and located near nursing stations and long, sterile hallways. As Baby Boomers reach retirement age and start looking at senior housing options for themselves as well as their parents, they’ll find many of today’s facilities have amenities similar to resorts as communities are designed with the residents’ needs in mind rather than the institution’s requirements.

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