The most difficult part of moving to a senior health-care community is making the decision to live there. When designing for the wellness and health of seniors, architects need to appeal not only to seniors but also to their adult children. The draw has to be not only what’s in the building but also what the community has to offer. Generally, half the residents in a facility have been in the community for a long period of time. The remaining residents are “out-of-towners” brought in by adult children to be close to them. They may also be people who have
