"There may come a time when her needs will be greater than what we can provide at home, but until then, this gives her the space, safety and security she needs without giving up her independence.When families are faced with finding a place for grandparents to live out their golden years, the options can be complicated. "To pay and trust somebody to come live in your house - this was extremely scary for us and we didn't want to put her in that uncomfortable situation. "We were doing her laundry, cleaning her house, going grocery shopping, and we weren't able to enjoy her," Daryl Whitaker says. The Whitakers were glad to give their extra space to their grandmother because they didn't have to drive back and forth to Lakeland. "It's a small niche but it's a niche that we don't want to be left out of," Parker says.
The suite will be part of a 3,400-square-foot home that, depending on the location of the community, will list for around $300,000, slightly more than an average single-family home of that size because of the duplicate appliances and utilities. Like Lennar's multigenerational home, the M/I unit is an isolated suite with a separate entry that leads directly into the unit, a combined living/dining room, a bedroom, and its own garage. David Parker, vice president of sales and marketing for Central Florida, says the Tampa Bay market is a good area to introduce the home in M/I communities where there's a call for it. M/I will unveil its own multigenerational home design in January. The suites include an eat-in kitchenette, living room, one or two bedrooms depending on the model, walk-in closet, bathroom, washer and dryer, private entrance and in some cases, a separate garage. Lennar has built approximately 30 NextGen homes around Tampa Bay communities that feature a "home within a home" floor plan that folds into the main house as a separate but adjacent dwelling. Like Home Care Suite owners, Lennar and M/I echo the versatility of their multigenerational approach, but their offerings don't involve a separate living facility. The Moseleys are quick to note that a Home Care Suite can be used as additional living space such as an office, guest house, exercise room or man cave. "By doing it our way, all the money a family saves on the brick and mortar component can be used on the health care component." "There are basically two components to aging - the bricks and mortar component and the health care component," said Henry Moseley III. households in which multiple generations of the same family double up under the same roof has spiked significantly, and one in five seniors is part of this trend.ĭepending on the individual's level of care, each Home Care Suite can be can be fitted with a customized emergency-response system that monitors everything from daily vital signs to voice prompts, reminders for medication and an automatic call to a family member who's away from home. Together, they launched Home Care Suites, a custom backyard cottage business designed as an alternative to assisted living.Īt a time of high unemployment and home foreclosures, the number of U.S. He and his son Henry III began researching the concept that was so popular overseas and decided the solution was a perfect fit for Southwest and Central Florida, two of the largest senior areas in the United States.
to remodel the guest house behind his South Tampa home for Shear, Moseley customized the cottage and realized what a wonderful solution the unit was for seniors who wanted to have their own private space yet still be close to their family. When Joe Whitaker asked his close friend Henry Moseley Jr. Popular in Europe, the so-called granny pods are just one way families are bringing multiple generations under one household.Ĭompanies such as Lennar and M/I Homes also have noticed the trend and are building homes that can accommodate seniors, adult children fresh out of college, and extended family members. The Whitakers' solution reflects a burgeoning home-building trend. "It's private, but it's nice to know that the family is nearby if I need them." "It's fun here as long as I have my dog," she says.
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