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Ranking 5: Senior housing potential

2.6 One in three EU seniors receptive to senior housing

Elderly people often have specific housing needs. We Highest use of senior housing in the Netherlands and Dutch, Spanish and German elderly most often
examine how the housing preferences of the elderly Belgium consider moving to senior housing
varies across the countries. Senior housing is most common in the Netherlands and Dutch, Spanish and German seniors stand out because
Belgium, not surprisingly the two countries with by far of the relatively large proportion of them that would
Around 7% of the elderly people live in senior the highest public expenditure on long-term care. Until consider moving to a residence tailored to the elderly,
residences recently, the Dutch government financed both a large and the relatively small proportion of them that would
Most European elderly people live in family houses or part of elderly care and a large part of housing costs for never consider it.
regular apartments. The results of our survey suggest elderly people with mild to severe physical limitations.
that around 7% of people over 55 live in housing
specifically built for older people. Examples include One in three European seniors is open to housing for Dutch, Spanish and German seniors most receptive
apartments or houses tailored to the elderly and the elderly to senior housing
residential complexes with centralised support or care. According to our survey, one in three European seniors Survey question: Would you (if 65+)* or your parent(s)**
would consider moving to forms of housing for the ever consider moving to a residential complex for elderly
elderly with centralised support or care. Even in people with centralized support or care?
Elderly housing most common in the Netherlands
and Belgium countries that make relatively little use of senior 60%
Survey question: How does your oldest parent live (aged housing, at least 25% of the elderly is receptive to 40%
55 or over)? senior housing. 22%
20% 13%11%
Netherlands 19% 0%
Belgium 12% 0% -6% -15%-15%
Poland 7% -20% -22% -29%-29%
UK 7% -20%
Czech Rep. 6%
France 6% -40%
Germany 5% -60%
Spain 4% Net Spa Ger Aus Bel Ita UK Cze Pol Fra Rom
Austria 4%
Romania 3% Yes No Balance 'yes'/ 'no'
Italy 3%
Source: ING Economics
Apartment/house tailored to the elderly *Asked to respondents aged 65+ who don't have any living parents
Apartment/flat in complex with central support and/or care and don’t live in an elderly complex with support and/or care
Apartment/flat in complex without central support and/or care **Asked to respondents aged 55+ whose parent(s) is/are still alive and
don't live in a complex with support and/or care
Source: ING Economics
ING Economics Department 13 Elderly care and housing demand in the EU – May 2019