Retirement community architecture and design concepts including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Skilled Nursing within a single campus, for easy, comfortable and convenient transition as a resident’s care needs change.

Each concept is designed to exercise and strengthen remaining skills as well as support and compensate for declining cognitive or physical abilities.

Offering residents countless services and amenities as they transition to a new facility within their community.

Douglas Pancake Architects (DPA) is an architectural firm offering a specialized focus to address the nuances of building for the aging community.  Aspects that must be carefully thought out include lighting, color schemes, and designing for autonomy.  With 25 years of experience in senior housing, Douglas Pancake leads a group of talented independent living architects in understanding how to best design facilities to help meet the physical, emotional, and psychological needs of seniors.  As the population ages, the need for more senior housing will increase, and DPA will be there to offer experienced and compassionate service to assist the most vulnerable members of our communities.