Landed homes provide the luxury of space, but they come with one inherent drawback: many of them are less senior-centric, and don’t accommodate the needs of the elderly quite as well. This is, in fact, one of the leading reasons why older Singaporeans may right-size from a landed home to a condo or flat: there’s just too much square footage to maintain in a large landed home, and often with stairs to boot. Here are a few changes you can make to keep your landed property safer and more accessible to them:

1. Speak to an Interior Designer about single-floor living arrangements

In some older layouts, attempts are made to separate the communal spaces (living, dining, kitchen, and TV room) from the private spaces (the bedrooms). This often results in floor plans where bedrooms are on the second or subsequent floors, whilst the ground  ...