Examining Hogeweyk
Care facilities could operate as community outposts providing local employment and acting as information and support centres for the local neighbourhood, helping to inform, prepare and assist families anticipating the onset of age related health requirements.
The specific needs of a care village closely parallel the needs of any functional residential community. By integrating new care villages into the existing fabric of former industrial terraces which commonly represent neglected dysfunctional communities throughout the country, there is clearly an opportunity for care providers and local communities to become
joint stakeholders in revitalising these communities to create a more sustainable and caring future.
Existing local businesses could be subsidised and integrated into the community master plan while still independently run by the local business community. Shops, cafes and restaurants positioned on the periphery of the care village could act as interfaces between the village and the surrounding community.
Care facilities could operate as community outposts providing local employment and acting as information and support centres for the local neighborhood, helping to inform, prepare and assist families anticipating the onset of age related health requirements.
