Cohousing for elderly
A study into the organization of cohousing for elderly
W. Bergsma (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Clarine van Oel – Mentor (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
Jelle Koolwijk – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Design & Construction Management)
Raymond Spinnewijn – Coach (Pieter van Foreest)
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Abstract
Due to an aging population and the consequently rise in publicly funded cost for long-term care a major change was made in the financing structure of the health care system in The Netherlands. Since this change in 2015 care providers have closed care homes. In Delft the main institutional care provider now has partly vacant real estate. This report addresses advice to explore whether new ways of independent living for elderly will be helpful for them to independently age in place and provide a solution to existing real estate vacancies at institutional care providers. Cohousing for elderly was chosen an studied for motives and continuity.