20200512 HSang to PlanComm - Right Size OptionsRight Sizing and Right Timing
Needs for senior living alternatives
Henry Woo Sang, Jr.*
Age Friendly Cupertino Task Force**
*My comments today are solely in my role as a citizen member of the Age Friendly Cupertino Task Force.
They do not necessarily reflect the position of other organizations of which I am a member.
**Age Friendly Cupertino is a member of Age -Friendly Silicon Valley. Views expressed in this presentation do
not necessarily reflect the position of Age-Friendly Silicon Valley.
Independent Living Assisted
Living
Skilled
Nursing
Memory Care (for spouse)
Rehabilitation, day care,
In-home support
Cupertino Within 2.5mi
Chateau Cupertino The Forum at Rancho San Antonio
Sunny View Cupertino The Veranda
At Home Senior Living Our Lady of Fatima Villa
Atria Sunnyvale Rose Meadows Elder Care
Belmont Village Saratoga Retirement Community
International Order of Odd Fellows Sunny Orchard Place
Homestead Park Sunrise of Sunnyvale
Life's Garden Villa Siena
Westgate Villa
Retirement Communities Near Cupertino
Option Ranges
Independent living
Family house, intergenerational complexes
Plus in-home care, adult day care, hospice
Independent Seniors Communities:
Highly communal to completely independent
Senior co-housing, active senior communities, senior only communities (apartments, trailer parks,
townhomes, single family houses)
Dependent living
Rehabilitation, adult day care, in-home assistance
Memory Care often only for one spouse
Assisted living & Skilled Nursing
Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)
Cupertino Today
Houses, townhouses, apartments
The Veranda (affordable housing)
Chateau Cupertino (starting at $3-4.5k/mo)
Forum at Rancho San Antonio (buy condo)
Sunny View Cupertino Retirement Community
(starting studio $3.5k, 2bdr $7.3k)
Cupertino needs a Larger Range of Options and Greater Quantities
~2.5x
~+50% in a decade
Think Right-Size, Right-Choice vs Down-Size
Think transitions : now ->in 10yrs ->in 20 yrs
Floor and yard space –halving space will feel cramped
3000sf 4bdr + big yard ->1500sf 2bdr + patio ->800sf 2bdr apartment + balcony
Urban (dense) vs Suburban vs Open Space (often walk vs drive)
Reflects activity choices: Work, Hiking, Sports Center, Senior Center, Quinlan, Library,
Community Hall, Adult School, Coffee/Dining, YMCA, India Comm. Center, volunteering
Independence vs need for 3rd party care giving
Vary significantly: family care, adult day care, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care
Dependencies: age, health, spouse situation, extended family & friends,
Cost
Affected by services needed
Need a range of price point options
Will what you want be available?
Thank you