Communal living means living in a senior centre in an accessible rental apartment with a room, toilet, washroom, and kitchen area.
In communal housing, you pay for housing and the services you need separately. You will be able to draw up a care and service plan together with the staff to meet your needs. Services may include, for example, meal services, services related to care and maintenance or medication.
As a community housing resident, you can also participate in the community activities of the senior centre, such as physical education and cultural activities. Furnishing your rental apartment with your own furniture and textiles.
Communal housing may be right for you if the support provided by home care is no longer enough for you to live safely in your home. If you think that communal housing might be a good fit for you, apply for a service needs assessment, for example, by contacting Senior Info.
Communal housing service points
In Helsinki, communal housing services for the elderly are organised by the Töölö and Syystie Senior Centres.
The Töölö Senior Centre is located at Töölönkatu 33. We arrange communal housing at the Centre's communal housing service point in Nostalgia.
The Syystie Senior Centre is located in Malmi at Takaniitynkuja 3. We arrange communal housing in the Centre's Building A.