Homestead Village - Aging in Place Design

Townstead Apartments and Campus Center Transformation

Homestead Village’s latest campus transformation brings together new residences, expanded dining, refreshed amenities, and a distinctive approach to aging in place. Building on the community’s THRIVE WHERE YOU ARE® philosophy, the project creates more opportunities for residents to remain connected, engaged, and supported as their needs and preferences evolve.

At the heart of the campus, the first phase renovation and expansion reimagined key gathering spaces with new dining experiences, a coffee shop, salon and spa, reimagined lobby, multi-purpose room, library, and refreshed corridors. Just beyond, the new 73-residence Townstead Apartments expand independent living while allowing personal care services to be provided directly in residents’ apartment homes.

Together, these improvements support a more flexible model for senior living—one designed around bringing services, amenities, and opportunities to residents rather than requiring residents to move to access them.

Project Highlights

Client:
Homestead Village

Location:
Lancaster, PA

Services:
Master Planning

Architecture

Interior Design

Type:
Apartments

Personal Care / Assisted Living

Commons

Reimagining

the Heart of the Community

The campus center transformation creates a more contemporary, welcoming hub for everyday life.

Updated gathering areas and expanded amenities provide a variety of settings for dining, socializing, wellness, and informal interaction, while refreshed lobbies and corridors create a more cohesive experience throughout the existing building.

The multi-purpose room can be subdivided to accommodate a range of fitness, lifelong learning, cultural and social programs.

Cafe display kitchen with vibrant pattern tile counter accent

Dining Updates for

Distinctive Venue Experiences

A nearly 3,000 SF expansion and renovation provides greater variety and flexibility for residents throughout the day.

Solis provides casual dining with chef-prepared specials, made-to-order options, a hearth oven, and an action station featuring changing daily selections. In the evening, Luna transforms the space for seated, full-service dining, providing a more gracious setting for residents looking for a traditional restaurant experience.

Located just inside the main entrance, Mack’s Coffee & Cream brings the comfortable atmosphere of a neighborhood café to the center of campus life. Coffee, breakfast items, sandwiches, pastries, and hand-dipped gelato encourage residents to stop in throughout the day.

Cafe booths looking toward open kitchen — Together, Solis & Luna Cafe allow the same expanded dining area to support different preferences, service styles, and occasions from morning through evening.

Coffee shop tables and serving counter — The Mack's name adds a distinctly local connection, drawing inspiration from Lancaster’s own Horace and J. Edward Mack, whose historic coffee business was known throughout the East Coast.

Dual-Licensed Apartments

Supporting Aging in Place

A defining feature of the Townstead Apartments is something residents may never see in the architecture itself: every apartment is dual-licensed for personal care.

The result is an approach to aging in place that extends beyond accessibility. The Townstead Apartments combine residential choice, supportive services, and thoughtful design to help residents maintain greater continuity, independence, and connection as their needs change.

The Townstead Apartments

Expanding Choice and Connection

The Townstead Apartments add 73 new residences to Homestead Village in a contemporary building designed to support connectivity, personal growth, and well-being. The building configuration minimizes long corridors and walking distances while maximizing natural light and creating a more residential scale and experience.

For couples with different support needs, the dual-licensing model allows them to continue living together while one spouse receives additional services. For other residents, it provides greater flexibility to adapt their support over time while continuing to live in the apartment and community they call home.