Though the senior citizens of yesteryear might have dreamed of gated retirement communities in Florida, a growing number of senior citizens today are choosing to either move back to the city or to stay in their homes throughout their lives. This trend is often referred to as ‘aging in place,’ and it represents a paradigm shift for an increasingly active demographic of retiring baby boomers. In the latest episode of the Gensler Design Exchange, Gensler’s residential practice area leader, Phil Esocoff, speaks to Tama Duffy Day, Gensler’s firmwide health and wellness expert, on how today’s elderly population is redefining what “active aging” entails and how residential communities can be redesigned to support more inclusive, multigenerational living.
