Assisted living apartment ideas

The last few months have been difficult for my family. Due to significant short term memory loss my Dad has had to enter an assisted living. It’s a very emotional time for a family, and there are lots of details to be taken care of. One of the mundane, but important ones is getting the... Keep Reading

I never thought that I’d live in one (338-square-foot) room for nine years, but I’d rather have one room in New York than ten in any other city. Occasionally, I think about moving up to a two-room apartment, but then I realize that I’d want to tear the wall down and have...

Recently I completed a unique client project that I wanted to share with you all. A lovely woman by the name, Lynn, asked if I can help make her mother’s stay at a private long-term care facility less institutional and more homelike. Decorating for the aging population comes with its own set of challenges—bridging safety and functionality with style and design. Lynn asked that I work with her mother’s existing furniture and wall colour to create a comfortable environment filled with her…

Signature Care Homes apartments provide residents luxury private & independent living, within a comfortable nursing care setting. Contact us to arrange a visit.

Rooms in small assisted living homes can be different from those in a larger facility. I include photos of rooms in many smaller care homes I have visited

See design ideas and learn about products that support safer, more comfortable, and more stylish senior assisted living.

Learn more about how to decorate your new assisted living home and why decorating that new home can be so crucial to a successful transition.

Here at Apartment Therapy, we talk a lot about small spaces, but we don’t often get a chance to look at design for a group of people who often find themselves living in smaller spaces — senior citizens. That’s why we’re so excited to share this Before and After with you. Designer Emily Henderson partnered with Sunrise Senior Living to make over the home of Fran Ferguson, an 81-year-old military widow, grandmother of 8, and all-around active, creative lady.

Beauty. Comfort. Simplicity. Coziness. Senior apartment living means less home maintenance and more time. It brings added security and decreased isolation. Sometimes it means smaller square footage, but also the…

How to decorate a lovely apartment for your aging parents, keeping them comfortable and feeling familiar. Here are ideas for senior living with grace, dignity and ease.