Senior living in Nordingrå
The demand and need for attractive senior housing is increasing throughout Sweden. Now a unique and waterfront residence will be created in Nordingrå next to Vågsfjärden. The initiative comes from the seniors themselves who are looking for a comfortable and scenic residence.
About the project
The need for comfortable and safe senior housing in rural areas is significant. This is something that the newly established non-profit association ”Seniors in Nordingrå” has taken into account. The purpose is to enable senior housing with quality of life where the residents themselves can be involved in influencing the design. The senior housing is planned to be built as cooperative apartments next to Vågsfjärden on a designated and scenic plot. The church has offered to sell land for this purpose and the municipality has investigated that the land can be developed.
The project will collect and ensure that opinions and needs from several of those who have requested housing are gathered even before construction starts. The association has recruited a process leader who will visualize the senior housing at Vågsfjärden with the help of an architect. The next step is for the association to conduct study trips to other senior housing to gain inspiration in the creation. Together with building experts, seniors who are requesting housing, the church, the municipality, and the Nordingrå Interest and Business Association will create a vision of a good and safe senior housing that meets the needs of those who will live there. The construction process is expected to begin in a year.
The purpose of the project is to enable a concrete residence at Vågsfjärden, but the ambition is also greater. It is the first time that a senior housing is being built from scratch in rural areas and the association hopes to inspire others to similar initiatives. The association wants to show that it is possible and realistic to build new senior housing in rural areas, where land values are considered low. Furthermore, Nordingrå wants to lead the way and show how a process that leads to senior housing can look, so that others in rural areas can follow suit.
During the process, a social community is also created among the seniors who are requesting housing even before construction starts. The senior housing will strengthen the influx to Nordingrå, both by freeing up villas that interested parties currently live in and through the new apartments that are created.
Project period
2014 – 2022
Project owner
Association Senior Housing at Vågsfjärden
Project manager
Görel Thurdin
Tel: 070 5432963
Email: gorel.thurdin@telia.com
Web and social media
Nordingrå
Granted leader support
259,625 SEK
Regional co-financing
89 125 kr
Own financing:
38 750 kr
Total financing
387,500 SEK
Incoming EU funds have been granted from: Regional Fund