The children of affluent baby boomers will be an influential force in upgrading aged-care facilities, according to an article on the Architecture and Design website.

“The major issue for many children is that with many older aged care facilities still having multi-bed bedrooms, they don’t want their parents sleeping in a strangers’ bedroom and families will increasingly look for aged care facilities with single private rooms,” sais director of Caulfield Krivanek Architecture, Robert Caulfield.

The building design of these facilities will become more important as it plays a major role in the outlook of older people and especially those with depression, he said.

Rooms with access to open space, and which are large enough to accommodate personal effects will be key factors influencing the decisions of aged care residents and their families, the article said.

"There is also a need in aged care to accommodate couples with super rooms, which would be designed to have room for a double bed or twin single beds, a kitchenette, sitting area, private bathroom facilities and access to an outside garden,” Caulfield said.

Read the article.