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Mission 3 · Regenerative Living Solution

Regenerative living experiences as new hospital discharge pathways and alternatives to traditional retirement or LTC institutions

Stage: Exploring

Create new developments that integrate housing, active living, community services, and appropriate care pathways for our senior population and those living with complex care needs regardless of age.

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The challenge

New housing for seniors and people living with complex care needs regardless of age is often either purely residential or institutional, with little in between.

Who experiences it

Our senior population, and people living with complex care needs regardless of age, together with their families and caregivers. Complex care needs may involve disabilities, chronic illness, mental health or addiction challenges, or transitions from hospital or other institutional settings.

Why current systems fall short

Development, operations, and care are financed and regulated separately.

Why it crosses sectors

Integration requires developers, operators, and health partners to align before design.

If it stays unresolved

Avoidable hospital stays, premature moves to institutional care, and a mismatch between supply and need.

The opportunity

A development model that integrates homes, community amenities, and care partners from the outset.

What is already known

Supportive, care-ready housing can serve both our senior population and people living with complex care needs regardless of age.

Demonstrated elsewhere

Integrated communities exist in several countries.

What R-LABS proposes to test

Co-design one development concept with operating and care partners.

What still requires validation

Demand among seniors and people living with complex care needs, care partnership model, and financing (To be validated).

The coalition

Who needs to be at the table

Roles are proposed. No organization is implied to have agreed to participate. Select “This could be us” on any role to carry it into the participation form.

Developers, builders, and architects

Proposed role
Why it matters
Physical delivery needs design, construction, and cost discipline from the start.
Could contribute
Site analysis, design concepts, cost estimates, and delivery methods.
Could gain
Early positioning on mission-aligned projects with clearer demand and partners.
Next practical step
Propose a candidate site or delivery approach for preliminary review.

Housing providers and operators

Proposed role
Why it matters
Operators turn buildings into stable homes and know what support models are sustainable.
Could contribute
Operating expertise, tenant-support models, portfolio sites, and realistic cost assumptions.
Could gain
Access to aligned partners, funding pathways, and integrated service partners.
Next practical step
Share non-confidential portfolio context and operating constraints.

Healthcare systems

Proposed role
Why it matters
Health systems see the downstream cost of unstable housing and fragmented care first.
Could contribute
Clinical leadership, a defined patient cohort definition, operational insight, and a pilot host setting.
Could gain
A tested pathway that may improve patient flow and outcomes, with shared evaluation.
Next practical step
Nominate a sponsor to join a 60-minute problem-definition session.

Investors and capital providers

Proposed role
Why it matters
Missions need patient, blended capital that matches risk to the stage of evidence.
Could contribute
Feasibility funding, grants, impact or project capital, and structuring expertise.
Could gain
Early visibility into a curated, evidence-led pipeline.
Next practical step
Indicate the stage and type of capital you could explore.

Community organizations

Proposed role
Why it matters
Community organizations hold trust, local knowledge, and service delivery capacity.
Could contribute
Wraparound services, outreach, local insight, and community engagement.
Could gain
A recognised role and resourcing within a coordinated model.
Next practical step
Share the services and populations you currently support.

Select one or more roles above

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First proof of value

A site-specific concept and integrated operating model for one candidate development.

Proposed plan, not a guaranteed schedule
  1. 1

    Define the problem and target population

  2. 2

    Identify the host organization and local context

  3. 3

    Assemble the minimum viable coalition

  4. 4

    Establish a baseline and evidence plan

  5. 5

    Design and cost a bounded pilot

  6. 6

    Agree on a go / no-go decision

Proposed scope
One candidate site and concept.
Required participants
  • Host organization
  • Lead sponsor
  • Evaluation partner
  • R-LABS Solution Accelerator
Key assumptions
  • A host is willing to share non-confidential context
  • A bounded use case can be defined
  • Baseline data is accessible through approved channels
Data or evidence needed
  • Current-state baseline
  • Comparable models elsewhere
  • Stakeholder interviews
Deliverables
  • Problem definition
  • Coalition charter
  • Costed pilot design
  • Evaluation plan
Indicative timeframe
Proposed: 90 days of discovery and design
Success measures
  • Agreed problem statement
  • Committed minimum viable coalition
  • Costed and fundable pilot design
Decision gate
Coalition decides go / no-go on a bounded pilot.

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Test the assumptions

Every input is an editable, illustrative assumption, not verified project data. Replace with local information as it becomes available.
Illustrative assumptions only
Capital
Annual operations

Total capital cost

$20,000,000

Capital funding gap

$10,000,000

Annual operating + support cost

$750,000

Annual operating revenue and contributions

$285,000

Annual operating funding gap

$465,000

Totals are simple calculations on your inputs. They are not project costs, ROI, or funding commitments.

Moonshot

Neighbourhoods designed for seniors and people with complex care needs

A replicable development model in which housing, wellness, and care partnerships support our senior population and those living with complex care needs regardless of age.

Target requires coalition agreement.

Participation pathways

Choose a concrete next step

Host a pilot→Provide a potential site or asset→Join as a healthcare partner→Contribute data or research→Develop or operate housing→Contribute technology or expertise→Explore funding or investment→Explore replication or IP permissions→Discuss another contribution→
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