Environments for Aging have never before offered the extensive array of services and amenities that are available to senior citizens today. The more active, educated, and independent older generation of once Baby Boomers who are the next big users of Environments for Aging seek very different care from that of their parents’ generation.

With two out of five believing he or she will return to work after retirement (National survey by Del Webb Corporation), Environments for Aging are no longer mere havens for rest, and need to accommodate a much more active population. Residents seek out facilities that offer the same opportunities as their hometown, if not more, and that are in close proximity to family and friends. Environments for Aging increasingly support individuality and reject isolation.

Designers of Environments for Aging today need to integrate independence and specialty care into a home-like atmosphere that nurtures our nation’s valued older generations.