Senior Living and Active Adult Interior Design in Birmingham

In assisted living and memory care, the corridor is the main room. Lighting should be even and glare-free, with enough contrast between floor, wall and handrail that a resident can read the space. Rugs with strong patterns, shiny floors and dark thresholds can be mistaken for steps or holes, so they are specified out.

Wayfinding works best when it is built into the architecture: a memory box at each door, a distinct color or artwork at each neighborhood, and a clear view to the dining room or garden from the end of the hall. In humid Birmingham summers, floors and furniture should also be chosen so that cleaning is easy and spills are not a hazard.

A tour moves in a loop: lobby, dining, a model suite, an activity room, an outdoor space and back. We plan the loop so the best rooms come early and the model suite is furnished the way a resident would live, with familiar-scale furniture, good lighting and room for a favorite chair. Move-in is easier when the apartment looks lived in from the first day, and families notice that.

Level Up Interiors has completed work in Alabama among thirteen states. From our Irvine office, we coordinate procurement, receiving and delivery through a Southern California warehouse, with installation partners across the United States and designers on site.