Perennial Living wants to make care homes feel like luxury hotels

Perennial Living wants to make care homes feel like luxury hotels

From about S$8,000 a month, seniors in Singapore can now live in an assisted living residence with a swimming pool, karaoke lounge, mahjong room, and even a personal concierge.

That’s what Perennial Living offers.

Spanning 195,000 sq ft at 28 Parry Avenue, it is Singapore’s first private assisted living development, with 200 assisted-living apartments alongside medical care, rehabilitation and memory care facilities, as well as a 100-bed nursing suite.

The development aims to offer a five-star hospitality environment, with dining and recreational amenities, alongside on-site services such as medical care, rehabilitation therapies and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatments.

Perennial Holdings has poured S$265 million into the project. Here’s a closer look at what residents can get for the price.

Apartment and suites

Assisted living residents can choose from studios, one-bedroom apartments, one-bedroom suites and two-bedroom suites, ranging from 302 to 569 sq ft. The apartments sit in ten blocks linked by bridges, with four units per floor, and private lift access on most floors, CNA reported.

Smart technologies will be implemented to support residents’ independence and safety.

These include remote-controlled curtains, motion-sensor lighting, 24/7 emergency response systems, bedside vital signs monitoring devices, fall detection, and facial-recognition access.

For added peace of mind, residents can opt for in-unit CCTV access for designated family members. 

Over at the nursing suites, residents with higher care needs can choose from one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts ranging from 212 to 374 sq ft.

Each suite features nursing beds positioned beside or near windows to maximise natural daylight and outdoor views. Each suite also has call bells, fall detection, motion-sensor lighting and facial-recognition access.

Personal concierge, mahjong rooms and more 

Beyond their living spaces, residents will have access to over 38,000 sq ft of terraces overlooking the adjoining park, as well as a swimming pool, a karaoke lounge-cum-movie theatre, a mahjong room and a multi-purpose hall for calligraphy, arts and crafts, chess and other board games.

There is also a full-sized bus within the development, which has been converted into a Music Bus equipped with a jukebox, gramophone, piano and other instruments for music sessions, as well as a Travel Shop and Hair Salon Bus where residents can purchase travel trinkets or get their hair done.

The garden, designed with a continuous loop pathway to support residents living with dementia, features a full-sized bus stop, traditional telephone booths, and a post box, where the care team can help send out postcards written by residents to their loved ones.

Meanwhile, the wellness centre houses Singapore’s largest hydrotherapy pool in a private residential care setting to support rehabilitation needs. It is also connected to a 1.5-hectare community park with a mobility garden, butterfly trails, senior-friendly fitness stations, a dog run and a pet therapy zone where residents can enjoy nature and outdoor activities. 

Medical care on site

Residents can also access the facilities within the Perennial Wellness building, a two-storey medical and rehabilitation centre within Perennial Living.

It offers various services such as a Western medical centre with general practitioners, family medicine physicians and specialists, an imaging centre with X-ray and ultrasound services, a hospital-grade rehabilitation and fitness centre, and a TCM centre run by Chung Hwa Medical Institution. 

Assisted living and nursing suite residents will receive personalised, curated care and are supported by a panel of medical specialists. These include a cardiologist, urologist, rehabilitation medicine doctor and pain management doctor.

Additionally, residents who require specialised support for conditions such as dementia can access dedicated facilities across two assisted living blocks and nursing suites.

Beyond healthcare, residents can turn to a personal concierge for everyday requests, from arranging transport to grocery shopping.

A separate medical concierge is also available to help residents tailor their healthcare arrangements through optional services such as specialist consultations, specialised rehabilitation and fitness programmes, medical chaperone services and grooming.

Dining and activities

When it comes to dining, residents can head to The Olive, an all-day restaurant serving nutritious meals designed to support healthy ageing. Its menu includes options that are low in glycemic index and cholesterol-friendly.

The eatery, which was inspired by premium airline lounges, offers buffet-style dining and live hot stations, as well as à la carte selections. Residents can also order in-room meal delivery tailored to their clinical and wellness needs. 

The Olive is open to the public, and private dining rooms can be reserved for celebrations.

Additionally, residents can take part in a range of programmes, from cognitive games and handicraft workshops to cultural activities, health talks, strength training, hydrotherapy, art therapy and music therapy.

Perennial Living will also organise exercise and enrichment programmes to encourage social interaction among residents and the wider community.

Residents can use the Perennial WeCare app to book appointments, order meals, and request concierge services.

Assisted living from S$8,000 a month 

The basic occupation package for assisted living starts from approximately S$8,000 per month, while the basic nursing suite package starts from approximately S$7,600 per month. Final rates for both depend on the size, layout, level and facing of the unit chosen.

The assisted living package includes accommodation, housekeeping and linen service, core meals, full usage of the development’s amenities, fitness and strength training equipment, and access to a full array of social and wellness activities and programming. 

For the nursing suite package, over and above the offerings in the assisted living package, it includes 24/7 nursing support, assistance with activities of daily living, medication and treatment administration, medical doctor reviews and rehabilitation therapy.

All residents will also undergo a comprehensive pre-admission medical assessment, followed by a six-monthly review, or as needed. 

On top of the mentioned packages, residents can also opt for an East-meets-West Care Package that allows care plans to be designed and updated regularly according to each resident’s needs and health goals.

Under the package, residents have access to either Western medical practitioners twice a month for consultation, rehabilitation therapists for consultation and treatment, or TCM physicians for consultation and treatment at Perennial Wellness.

Both the assisted living apartments and nursing suites are open for bookings, although the latter are only expected to begin operations later this year, according to a media release.

“As Singapore’s population ages, we believe there is an opportunity to redefine what senior living can look like,” said Pua Seck Guan, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Perennial Holdings. 

“Our vision for Perennial Living was to create more than just a place to receive care, we wanted to build a vibrant community where seniors can continue living with independence and purpose, supported by integrated medical care, thoughtful hospitality and meaningful lifestyle experiences.”

Pua said the development is designed for seniors from different backgrounds. On whether the concept could come to other parts of Singapore, he told CNA that Perennial “would certainly explore it if opportunities arose.”

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