Old-age care properties from HOCHTIEF: The scent of oranges in the hallway (December 2009)
The locations: Alternatives for small municipalities
In collaboration with BeneVit, HOCHTIEF has already developed five homes in line with the house community model. At present, the projects are realized mostly in
smaller municipalities. One example is Haus Blumenküche in Mössingen near Tübingen. In such places, the demographic structures are more aligned
to family life than is often the case in larger cities. When people here grow old, they prefer to live with others they know, in a familiar environment.
But there is another important reason for this choice of location: in small towns or large villages, the local authorities deliberately opt for a specific concept,
frequently because they only have one nursing home. The local policy-makers also want to make sure that the home in question blends in with the rural setting. And
after all, even mayors probably have their own particular ideas on how they would like to live when they are older!
Concepts of this kind are not restricted to small towns, though. They are also quite feasible in larger cities or population centers.
