Senior Living Construction Project Types

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Communities We Design and Build

Active Adult (AA)

For active adult senior housing, we guide providers and owners through every stage of the process — from early market analysis and amenity planning to design and construction — ensuring we deliver attractive, lifestyle-driven environments that are cost-efficient and viable for the long term.

Independent Living (IL)

We design and build independent living spaces that foster resident independence while integrating social and wellness features that appeal to today’s active older adults — supporting both strong occupancy rates and market differentiation.

Assisted Living (AL)

We help providers and owners create environments that support safety, comfort, and staff efficiency, enhancing quality of life while meeting regulatory requirements and operational goals to ensure a strong return on investment.

Community-Based Residential Facilities (CBRF)

We deliver tailored CBRFs that meet licensure and compliance requirements while creating environments that feel residential, support independence, and operate efficiently for providers.

Residential Community Apartment Complexes (RCAC)

We help owners design scalable RCAC facilities that offer resident amenities and provide operational flexibility, ensuring they attract strong demand and generate sustainable, long-term revenue streams.

Memory Care, Alzheimer’s & Dementia

When creating memory care spaces, our team incorporates proven strategies, such as secure circulation paths, calming environments, and purposeful social spaces, to serve residents while supporting staff responsibilities.

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)

We guide owners through the complex compliance, licensure, and healthcare-specific building codes for skilled nursing facilities, delivering efficient and adaptable spaces that support clinical care, operational performance, and resident well-being.

Hospice

We partner with owners to create hospice spaces that balance clinical functionality with compassionate, home-like design — supporting families, providing comfort and dignity for residents, and meeting the specialized care standards of end-of-life facilities.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)

We help owners and developers align market demand, phasing strategies, and capital planning to deliver flexible continuing care retirement facilities that serve residents throughout their life stages and maximize long-term investment value.

Adult Daycare

For adult daycare centers, we create flexible layouts that meet accessibility standards, support social and wellness activities, and allow providers to operate effectively within regulatory and financial frameworks.

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Design-Build Benefits for Each Senior Housing Project Type

Project Type Key Considerations Our Design-Build Advantage
Continuum of Care CommunityMaximizing independence and life interests during agingLeveraging our experience to identify common design elements that benefit the entire community, while reducing non-revenue spaces.
Active AdultIndependence, choice, community, wellness, and social architecture.More than a housing development, social architecture organically creates community while supporting personal privacy.
Independent Living (IL)Independence, life interests, service support, and market differentiation.Design that creates community and balances independence and wellness, recognizing residents’ varying service needs.
Assisted Living (AL)Independence, health care, and service access; staff workflow and efficiency, safety, and regulatory compliance.Create home, centered on accessibility, coordinated care and services, and community connection; with designs that enhance staff efficiency and meet compliance standards.
Memory Care, Alzheimer’s & DementiaSafety, circulation, calming environments.Design that balances “life as usual” community while recognizing the disease to create purposeful social spaces and specialized design features that reduce confusion.
Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)Healthcare codes, clinical efficiency, adaptability, and resident care.Navigate regulations and deliver spaces that support resident independence, clinical care, and long-term operational performance.
HospiceComfort, dignity, family-centered design.Build environments that blend clinical needs with home-like settings for compassionate care.
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC)Multi-level care integration, phasing, financial planning.Align campus design with long-term demand, financing, and lifecycle investment value.
Adult DaycarAccessibility, safety, flexible use.Develop welcoming, compliant centers that support daily programming and efficient operations.

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What Our Clients Say About DBS Group
Working with DBS Group has been a wonderful experience. They listened to our vision, goals and aspirations and took it to heart. And they helped us every step of the way, connecting us with stakeholders and people who have the resources to help. They also did all the legwork to make it easy for the city to approve our project. From the bankers to the city and others involved in the project, all said DBS Group is on top of their game and knows their stuff. They did an amazing job of making it a smooth process and went far beyond what we expected. We are already recommending them to others and will definitely work with them again on our next project.
— Ettafa and Dee Boka Boka Haven
What Our Clients Say About DBS Group
The people at DBS Group really worked together as a team, not just with each other but with me as well. They’re very knowledgeable, and their customer service is excellent. They kept me organized and updated, making the entire process easier — which was especially helpful as I was still running another facility. And while they’re very professional, they also brought good humor to our interactions, making the project more enjoyable. If I were to build another facility, I would hire them — hands down.
— Jamie Smith Beehive Homes of Eau Claire

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