A new 146-place care home is to be built in Simonkylä, Vantaa, at Simontie 5. The new building will form part of the Tikkurila care home complex, alongside the existing Simonkylä care home, which is already located on the same site. The care home is expected to be completed in early 2027.

The service provider and tenant of the Tikkurila care home will be the Vantaa and Kerava Welfare Area, which will sublet the flats to future residents. Rakennusliike Lapti Oy is responsible for the design and construction of the care home building, which will be owned by VAV Palvelukodit Oy. The lead architect and architectural designer for the building is HIMLA Architects Oy.

The new four-storey building will provide a total of 146 residential places, comprising round-the-clock supported living and communal living accommodation. The flats and facilities at the care home for the elderly have been designed to adapt to residents’ needs so that, for example, a resident can start out as a communal living resident but, should their condition change and their need for care increase, they can transition to round-the-clock assisted living.

“This means that residents do not have to move to another care home when their care needs change; instead, they can continue to live in a familiar environment, with familiar neighbours and staff,” explains Armi Hyry, Head of the Care Housing Service Area for the Vantaa and Kerava Welfare Region.

“It’s great that we can now start building the senior citizens’ centre. Once this property is completed, VAV Palvelukodit will have almost 900 flats in Vantaa, all dedicated specifically to assisted living,” says Antti Huurre, Head of Construction at the VAV Group.

A connecting corridor links the two care homes

Each floor of the care home features its own lounge and dining area, a kitchenette, sauna facilities, a laundry and equipment room, a medicine room and staff facilities. In addition, there are communal lounges and multi-purpose rooms, as well as cultural and therapy rooms.

There is already another facility on the site, the Simonkylä Care Home, which will be connected to the new building via a link corridor. In future, residents of the Simonkylä Care Home and day centre users will be able to make use of the new care home’s communal facilities.

“The new care home for the elderly will also open up opportunities for collaboration and activities with local residents, as well as volunteers and organisations. All service users will benefit from this collaboration,” adds Hyry.

The new Tikkurila senior citizens’ centre building covers an area of 10,338 square metres. The new building will be constructed to Energy Class A standards and will utilise renewable energy sources such as geothermal heating and rooftop solar panels.

“It is always an honour for us to be able to build comfortable, healthy and safe facilities for residents. Thanks to our strong expertise, the client and service provider will receive high-quality, sustainable and cost-effective premises for the provision of an important regional service,” says Regional Director Tuomo Turkkinen from Lapt.