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Advantages of Buying Senior-Friendly Apartments Vs. Retirement Homes

April 20, 2017

One of the challenges for senior citizens in India today is the lack of housing, which is built to suit their unique requirements. Some of these requirements include home layout and features that support limited mobility, Emergency Medical Care, higher security, healthy food & diet options and avenues to exercise and socialise.

This rise in the number of senior citizens in India has resulted in numerous retirement homes coming up, especially in Bangalore. However, Retirement Homes have certain challenges, including High Maintenance Costs, Restrictions in terms of the family who can stay with the senior citizens, Food & Dietary constraints. To address this gap, Brigade is introducing a new concept of Senior-Friendly Apartments in Bangalore like Parkside Homes at Brigade Orchards, which is looking to address the challenges faced by senior citizens, without the drawbacks of Retirement Homes. The difference between retirement homes and senior-friendly apartments include:

No restrictions on Age / Family Occupancy at Parklane

Retirement homes come with the condition that you must be over the age of 50 years to occupy the space. With senior-friendly homes, there is no such restriction. Anyone can purchase a senior-friendly home and the family of the senior can live in the apartment at any point, with no restriction. This ensures that as a senior member, you can spend time with your family in a comfortable and secure environment.

Parklane ensures a Low Maintenance Cost

In a retirement home, many costs are fixed and added to the maintenance, making the monthly maintenance quite high. These fixed costs include food, caretakers and amenities that you may or may not use.

Senior-friendly apartments have a standard/lower maintenance cost like regular apartments and only charge you for food, amenities on a pay-per-use basis.

Common Dining Area in Parklane Apartments

Most retirement homes have compulsory common areas for dining, where the senior citizen is required to dine for all three meals in a day. However, at Senior-Friendly Apartments, there is a dining/kitchen area in each apartment, which you can use to cook for yourself. Apart from this benefit, the cost would also reduce as you do not pay a fixed amount to the cafeteria every month.

Key Features of Brigade’s Senior-Friendly Homes

Brigade is introducing one-of-a-kind senior-friendly apartments that comprise of innovative amenities with the best living standards for senior members. Below are some of the world class amenities.

  • Grab bars, anti-skid tiles, motion-sensor lighting, home and a panic button in bathrooms
  • Home Intercom
  • In-campus Medical Emergency Care
  • Gas leak detector
  • Provision for Video Door Phone
  • Common dining area
  • Wider passageways
  • Ergonomic Seating in Common areas
  • More than 3 acres of greenery with 50+ amenities

Parklane is the name given to three blocks at Plumeria, which is a part of Brigade Meadows. It is a 60-acre township in Kanakapura Road.

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