1. When growing old, many people try to stay living in their own homes for as long as they can using the offers of ambulatory care services, or may move to a housing estate providing “assisted living” at an early stage. Cooperative and municipal housing companies offer such forms of living as do private companies, ever more frequently in Berlin as well.

Wegen des Alterungsprozesses in der Gesellschaft entstehen immer mehr Wohnanlagen nach dem Wohnungseigentumsgesetz (WEG), die nach der Teilungserklärung und Gemeinschaftsordnung dem betreuten Wohnen dienen.