As Australia's older generation continues to grow, the architecture and design community is beginning to see tremendous opportunity for change within aged care.
By 2042 one in four Australians will be 65 years or older. This unprecedented change in our society, coupled with longer life expectancy, means we will become increasingly dependant on aged care services and facilities. In addition, the Baby Boomer generation is rapidly redefining how it wants to spend its twilight years, representing a huge opportunity for design to play a bigger and better role when it comes to creating spaces that look and feel both comfortable and uplifting.
In the past, aged care facilities have been more akin to hospitals than homes. With long corridors, closed off nurses’ stations and institutional-looking furniture, design for the care of the elderly has been more clinical than comfortable. But things are beginning to change. As the focus on wellbeing and health in design becomes ever sharper, we’re seeing more architectural and design firms being brought in to create aged care spaces that align with general home design.
This change in approach comes as consumer expectations for future aged care environments are also evolving. People want to stay in spaces that are light and spacious and they expect flexible living areas with comfortable places to relax.
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It’s one of the reasons Zenith branched out in to healthcare: to reimagine what furniture in aged care looks like to not only increase comfort and enhance patient recovery, but also to reduce the stress and physical fatigue of caregivers. And it’s a space Zenith has been working on quietly to get absolutely right.
Last year we partnered with German furniture brand Brunner, which is renowned for providing solutions-based furniture right across the full spectrum of the healthcare sector.
The company’s innovative design thinking proves that soft furnishings and furniture can be luxurious and practical at the same time. For example, comfortable armchairs and recliners with high-quality fabric upholstery, combined with practical vinyl covering for hygiene purposes. It’s this approach to design that retains the importance of aesthetics along with the specialised requirements of aged care furniture.
The products fall under our Zenith Care Collection, a carefully curated range of products by European, Asian and Australian brands, designed to cater to the specific needs of those within the healthcare sector. We’ll be showcasing the collection at Australian Healthcare Week this month as we continue our efforts to rejuvenate spaces for aged care, contributing to a wider shift towards stylish and practical living spaces for Australia’s ageing population.
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