# What $8,000 A Month Gets You At Perennial Living Assisted Living

- **Source:** Stacked Homes
- **Published:** 2026-08-25T13:35:39.000Z
- **Author:** Ryan J. Ong
- **Original:** https://stackedhomes.com/singapores-first-private-assisted-living-development-what-8000-a-month-gets-you/
- **Topics:** Private Residential

## Featured rationale

The integrated premium development signals emerging developer confidence in Singapore’s assisted-living segment, potentially encouraging more age-friendly housing concepts while remaining inaccessible to many households.

## AI summary

Perennial Living opened its first phase on 18 August 2026 with 200 assisted-living apartments priced around $8,000 to $10,000 monthly and 100 planned nursing beds.

## Original article

When I first heard that the cost of living in Perennial Living, Singapore’s first privately developed assisted living development, started from $8,000 per month, my jaw hit the ground. But it took an afternoon visit to the senior living development to clear up the confusion that I had.

For me, it was a question of context. Before visiting this new facility, my only point of reference for developments dedicated to seniors and the elderly, were the traditional nursing care homes found across Singapore.

In comparison, what Perennial Living offers is a completely different living experience, and the assisted living development is the first of its kind in this country. Developed by Singapore-based property group Perennial Holdings, it combines 200 assisted-living apartments with medical care, rehabilitation, memory care, and a 100-bed nursing suite within the same site. It is also – to get this out of the way early – a premium product, and possibly the most top-end offering of this kind that we’ve seen so far in Singapore.

But this isn’t just about units with nicer finishings, and Perennial Living has a no-holds barred approach to equipment, staff, and service quality. And while the build quality and services are top of the line, it also brings a philosophy that we can – and perhaps should – apply towards affordable residential options for seniors in the heartlands.

One of the Studio units at Perennial Living. (Picture: Perennial Holdings)

Perennial Living Versus Your Probable Idea of Care Homes

Since the development is so different from what most of us usually imagine as homes for seniors and the elderly, I need to take a bit more time to explain what Perennial Living is.

In Singapore most of us think of assisted living / eldercare as a sort of hospital, fitted with ward-like rooms and beds, nurses walking around, and some old folks gathered in a TV room. Even the better-run nursing home facilities tend to have the same overall vibe.

You’re either there because you’re a resident, employee, or a visitor. Otherwise, there’s very little reason – excluding Chinese New Year – for families and friends to visit.

The Olive, an all-day dining area and restaurant that is also open to the public.

But Perennial Living breaks the convention, and the developer intends to make the living experience feel like a wellness and community hub. The aim is to position the facility as any amenity hub in a neighbourhood, but fulfills the role of assisted living for residents.

The design of the entrance establishes the perception from the beginning that this is no ordinary care-giving home. Next to the entrance is a 120-seater restaurant called The Olive, which has options from private rooms to a non-alcohol bar. This is an all-day dining restaurant that is also open to the public.

It’s a far cry from your typical nursing home dining room, and residents can use a mobile application to order food from the restaurant, and have it sent up by robot to their room.

Also within the facility’s complex is the Perennial Wellness building, which is also open to the public as well as residents. This is a two-storey medical and rehabilitation centre that provides medical consultations, imaging, physiotherapy, robotic rehabilitation, sleep services. It also houses a premium traditional chinese medicine (TCM) clinic upstairs.

And if you’re thinking of hospital wards or polyclinics, let me show you how much difference this type of premium offering provides.

The picture below showcases the pool in the wellness centre. When we visited the facility, there was a group aqua-fitness session underway (again, this is all open to the public as well, if you want to pay for use). Behind it is this hydrotherapy pool, which is heated and has a device to assist the mobility-challenged, helping them enter and exit the pool safely.

Credit: Perennial Holdings

We were informed that regular therapy in water is good for people with joint or mobility issues, but a regular care home usually lacks these facilities to make hydrotherapy an option. Other exercise devices, as well as the various poles and obstacles, can be repositioned as needed by the therapist.

The depth of the swimming pool is also quite shallow to facilitate therapy sessions, and for safety reasons. The water reaches only up to their knees and the floor of the pool can be elevated or lowered to permit safe access, or accommodate needs specific to the patients.

Here’s a look at some of the robotic equipment used in the wellness centre to help patients with everything from back injuries to gait correction.

On the upper floor, the Chung Hwa Premium Clinic continues the same approach, but from the perspective of TCM. There is acupuncture, tuina, herbal medicine, moxibustion, herbal steam baths, and even a service to brew and deliver prescribed herbs to your room or home.

Other amenities and facilities that I found to be interesting were automated mahjong tables, a KTV lounge, and activities ranging from music to calligraphy. It did catch my eye that all of the instruments provided are the kinds that are quite easy to pick up and play even in the hands of beginners.

The karaoke room at Perennial Living. (Picture: Perennial Holdings)

I want to keep the focus on this review on the residential units at Perennial Living, but the facility’s medical and rehabilitation services certainly caught my attention.

But as you can see from the pictures so far, this experience is far from the typical Singaporean idea of an old folks home. In my view, this is very much a luxury development, and something we’ve never seen before in the eldercare segment in Singapore.

Residences in Perennial Living

All in, Perennial Living has 200 assisted living units and 100 nursing beds. At the time of our visit, the nursing wing wasn’t ready, but we were told that when it is completed, it would make it easy to transfer patients from assisted living to nursing since they will be co-located within the same development.

The assisted living residences come with a personal concierge service, which can handle things such as transport arrangements and grocery shopping. There’s also a medical concierge that can arrange a resident’s medical appointments or rehabilitation sessions during the course of their stay there.

I reckon that this is one of the deal-breakers for those who are considering this: having help on hand that includes a personalised care plan, daily concierge check-in, and options like medication support and personal grooming.

These are the unit sizes:

Studio: 302–325 sq ft

One-bedroom apartment: 411–433 sq ft

Sapphire Suite (one-bedroom + 1): 545 sq ft

Ruby Suite (one-bedroom, twin beds): 569 sq ft

Diamond Suite (two-bedroom): 562 sq ft

A one-bedroom apartment at Perennial Living. (Credit: Perennial Holdings)

Studios start from around $8,000 a month, but the costs can vary based on factors like unit size and facing. However, we were told that the general price range is about $8,000 to $10,000 per month. There are also healthcare services that come with a stay there, such as:

Pre-admission medical assessment

Six-month health reviews

Annual health screening

Daily vital-sign monitoring

24/7 healthcare professionals on standby

Other programmes like specialised rehabilitation, TCM services, and personalised wellness programmes are optional add-ons. Now, let’s turn back to how the assisted living residences look and feel.

From the residential lift lobby, which provides private lift access to the units, we saw that the developer spared no effort in designing the communal and living areas to feel welcoming. There wasn’t a sense that any space felt like a hospital room.

The interior design features softer lights and warm wood tones, and I observed that the spaces did not come in any of the “sterile” colours that we typically associate with nursing homes of the past. I also appreciated the use of rounded edges on the furniture, such as the coffee table, for the safety of residents.

A two-bedroom assisted living suite at Perennial Living. (Picture: Perennial Holdings)

Overall, I felt that larger two-bedders are spacious enough for couples, and residents can either have separate beds or a single-larger one. This is a comfortable set-up for spouses, which conventional care homes tend to lack.

There was a sleep monitor subtly positioned above the headboard of the bed. We were told that it is a contactless sleep monitor, which passively records details such as how often the resident leaves the bed, or how much sleep they’re getting. You can opt out of it if you prefer.

Rooms also come with health-monitoring equipment such as a blood-pressure monitor and glucometer, along with a tablet from which residents can track readings.

The readings can then be viewed through Perennial Living’s app and tablet system. This allows one-stop tracking of blood pressure, sleep patterns (from the monitor above the bed), and other health records. It’s as much for the caregivers as it is for the residents.

The app is also the resident’s general interface with the development, including everyday functions such as ordering food; although for seniors less familiar with technology, there is the old fashioned dial phone as well.

I also noticed a clever detail in the wardrobes that more developers should consider including in regular condo units, and this is the pull-down rack. An attached rod pulls down the rack of clothes to allow for easy access. This is great for older residents who can use this to avoid unnecessary back strain.

The kitchen area was efficiently spaced but generally functional, and residents have their own washing machine. Each unit is fitted with Miele appliances such as an induction hob, oven, refrigerator. The use of induction rather than an open flame is a necessary safety measure.

While the kitchen space is a little bit compact and efficiently spaced, I think this is a reasonable trade-off. Meals are already provided or ordered from The Olive, so it’s likely that any cooking will be done by visiting family – maybe even limited to just warming up food from home.

I took note that the higher storage racks have a pull down function, so you don’t need to stretch as much as it looks. But I reckon that the very uppermost cabinets are probably not used often anyway.

In each unit, residents also have their own laundry machine, and this makes a significant difference from a conventional care home where laundry is all done together. Some people are quite particular about doing their own laundry, so I’d consider it a big selling point.

Another design consideration that I picked up on were the spacious bathrooms. Even the smallest studio unit was decently spacious in my view. Meanwhile, the larger units like the two-bedders featured bathrooms that I felt were absolutely massive!

They were sizeable enough to provide for wheelchairs and walkers, or for more than one person (like nurses or therapists). While a huge bathroom is a necessity here, I did catch that a lot of visitors wished their bathrooms were this size. I would also point out the rainshower and the size of the vanity / sink.

Another safety detail is that the flooring within each unit is kept seamlessly flush throughout the bathroom and level with the bedroom. There are uneven changes in the floor to minimise the risk of a fall.

Overall, I got the sense that the care infrastructure is there and present, but much of it stays in the background. Of course, independent living only works if help is available when it is actually needed, so each apartment has an emergency button linked to the care team.

Meanwhile, the view from each unit can differ based on the unit type, and this also corresponds with the price. The best views are the ones overlooking the nearby park, which was designed by Perennial Living but returned to the state and run by NParks.

The view for most inward-facing units is nothing to scoff at, with greenery along the Sky Terraces. (Picture: Perennial Holdings)

This is the same park that the healthcare providers at Perennial Living will use for walks and other supervised activities for residents. It’s also shared by the public, which highlights the underlying philosophy: an integrated wellness / care facility that’s also part of the neighbourhood amenities, rather than an isolated institution.

All in all, the highlight of this facility is the fact that residents aren’t constantly being reminded that they’re being cared for.

I walked away from this visit with the sense that the emergency buttons, health monitoring, sleep sensors and accessibility features are all there, but they’re invisible until they’re needed. That is the biggest difference between Perennial Living and many elder care facilities that I;ve seen in the past.

At this private assisted living facility, there’s a huge emphasis on letting residents feel and be independent for as long as they possibly can. Admittedly, at $8,000 a month and more, this exact version of assisted living is beyond the reach of many Singaporean households. But the underlying philosophy doesn’t have to be.

I would say that Perennial Living offers a useful model for how eldercare could be incorporated even in heartland settings: less like a standalone institution, and more like an ordinary part of the neighbourhood.

Perennial Living is located at 28 Parry Avenue, within the Rosyth landed estate, and officially began its first phase of operations on 18 August 2026. The 100-bed nursing component is expected to begin operations by the end of this year.

## Chinese translation

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### 每月新币8,000元能在 Perennial Living 辅助生活项目获得什么

深入了解 Perennial Living，新加坡首个由私人开发的辅助生活项目，涵盖其200套公寓和100张护理床、户型和面积、每月从新币8,000元至10,000元的费用，以及现场的健康、餐饮和医疗设施。

当我第一次听说住在 Perennial Living，新加坡首个由私人开发的辅助生活项目，费用从每月新币8,000元起时，我惊得下巴都快掉到地上了。但在这个乐龄生活项目参观了一个下午后，我心中的困惑才得以厘清。

对我来说，这是一个语境问题。在参观这座新设施之前，我对专为乐龄人士和老年人而设的发展项目的唯一参照，是新加坡各地常见的传统护理院。

相比之下，Perennial Living 提供的是一种完全不同的居住体验，而且这个辅助生活项目是本国首个同类项目。它由总部位于新加坡的房地产集团 Perennial Holdings 开发，在同一地点结合了200套辅助生活公寓，以及医疗护理、康复、记忆照护和一组100张床位的护理套房。也先把这一点说清楚：它是一个高端产品，并且可能是我们目前在新加坡见过的此类项目中最顶级的产品。

但这并不只是装修更精美的单位。Perennial Living 在设备、人员和服务质量方面采取了毫不保留的做法。虽然建筑品质和服务都属一流，它也带来了一套理念，而这套理念是我们可以、也许也应该应用到邻里社区中面向乐龄人士的可负担住宅选项上的。

Perennial Living 的一间 Studio 单位。（图片：Perennial Holdings）

Perennial Living 与你可能想象中的护理院有何不同

由于这个项目与我们大多数人通常想象中的乐龄人士和老年人住所非常不同，我需要多花一点时间解释 Perennial Living 是什么。

在新加坡，我们大多数人会把辅助生活/养老护理想成某种医院，配有类似病房的房间和床位，护士四处走动，还有一些老人聚在电视房里。即便是运营较好的护理院设施，整体氛围往往也差不多。

你要么是住户、员工，要么是访客。除此之外，除了农历新年，家人和朋友几乎没有什么理由去探访。

The Olive，一个全天候餐饮区兼餐厅，也向公众开放。

但 Perennial Living 打破了惯例，开发商有意让居住体验感觉像一个健康与社区中心。目标是把该设施定位为邻里中的任何便利设施中心，同时为住户承担辅助生活的功能。

入口的设计从一开始就确立了一种观感：这不是普通的照护之家。入口旁是一家名为 The Olive、可容纳120人的餐厅，提供从私人包间到无酒精酒吧等选择。这是一家全天候餐厅，也向公众开放。

这与典型护理院的餐厅相去甚远，住户可以使用手机应用程序从餐厅点餐，并由机器人送到房间。

设施综合体内还有 Perennial Wellness 大楼，同样向公众和住户开放。这是一座两层楼的医疗与康复中心，提供医疗咨询、影像检查、物理治疗、机器人康复、睡眠服务。楼上还设有一家高端中医诊所。

如果你想到的是医院病房或综合诊疗所，那么让我展示一下这种高端服务能带来多大的差异。

下图展示的是健康中心内的泳池。我们参观该设施时，现场正在进行一场团体水中健身课程（同样，如果你愿意付费使用，这些也全部向公众开放）。后方是这个水疗池，它配有加热功能，并设有帮助行动不便者的设备，协助他们安全进出泳池。

来源：Perennial Holdings

我们被告知，定期进行水中治疗对有关节或行动问题的人有益，但普通护理院通常缺乏这些设施，无法提供水疗作为一种选择。其他运动设备，以及各种杆件和障碍物，都可以由治疗师按需要重新摆放。

泳池深度也相当浅，以便进行治疗课程，并出于安全考虑。水只到他们的膝盖，泳池底部可以升高或降低，以便安全进入，或满足患者的特定需求。

这里可以看看健康中心使用的一些机器人设备，用来帮助患者处理从背部损伤到步态矫正等各种问题。

在楼上，Chung Hwa Premium Clinic 延续了同样的做法，不过是从中医角度出发。这里有针灸、推拿、中草药、艾灸、中药蒸汽浴，甚至还有煎煮处方中药并送到你的房间或家中的服务。

我觉得有意思的其他便利设施和设备包括自动麻将桌、KTV 包厢，以及从音乐到书法的一系列活动。我也注意到，所提供的所有乐器都是即使在初学者手中也相当容易上手和演奏的类型。

Perennial Living 的卡拉 OK 房。（图片：Perennial Holdings）

我想把这篇评测的重点放在 Perennial Living 的住宅单位上，但该设施的医疗和康复服务确实吸引了我的注意。

但正如你从目前这些图片中可以看到的，这种体验远非新加坡人对老人院的典型想象。在我看来，这很大程度上是一个豪华项目，也是我们在新加坡养老护理领域从未见过的东西。

Perennial Living 的住宅

总的来说，Perennial Living 拥有200个辅助生活单位和100张护理床。我们参观时，护理翼尚未准备好，但我们被告知，当其完工后，由于它们位于同一个项目内，把患者从辅助生活转到护理将会很方便。

辅助生活住宅配有个人礼宾服务，可以处理交通安排和购买杂货等事项。还有医疗礼宾服务，可在住户入住期间安排其医疗预约或康复课程。

我认为，这会是考虑这类项目的人作决定的关键因素之一：手边有人提供帮助，包括个性化护理计划、每日礼宾问候，以及用药支持和个人梳洗等选项。

以下是单位面积：

Studio：302–325平方英尺

一卧室公寓：411–433平方英尺

Sapphire Suite（一卧室 + 1）：545平方英尺

Ruby Suite（一卧室，双床）：569平方英尺

Diamond Suite（两卧室）：562平方英尺

Perennial Living 的一套一卧室公寓。（来源：Perennial Holdings）

Studio 的月费从约新币8,000元起，但费用会根据单位面积和朝向等因素而有所不同。不过，我们被告知，一般价格区间约为每月新币8,000元至10,000元。入住也包括一些医疗保健服务，例如：

入住前医疗评估

六个月健康复查

年度健康筛查

每日生命体征监测

24/7医疗专业人员待命

其他项目，例如专门康复、中医服务和个性化健康计划，则是可选的附加项目。现在，让我们回到辅助生活住宅的外观和感受。

从住宅电梯大堂，也就是通往单位的私人电梯入口，我们看到开发商在设计公共和居住区域以营造亲切感方面毫不吝惜。没有任何空间让人感觉像医院病房。

室内设计采用更柔和的灯光和温暖的木色调，我观察到这些空间没有采用我们通常会与过去护理院联想到的那些“无菌感”颜色。我也欣赏家具上采用圆角的做法，例如咖啡桌，这是为了住户安全。

Perennial Living 的一套两卧室辅助生活套房。（图片：Perennial Holdings）

总体而言，我觉得较大的两卧室单位对夫妻来说足够宽敞，住户可以选择分床，也可以选择一张更大的床。对配偶来说，这是一种舒适的安排，而传统护理院往往缺乏这一点。

床头板上方低调地安装了一个睡眠监测器。我们被告知，这是一个非接触式睡眠监测器，会被动记录住户多久离床一次、睡眠时间有多少等细节。如果你愿意，也可以选择不用它。

房间还配有健康监测设备，例如血压计和血糖仪，以及一台平板电脑，住户可以用来追踪读数。

这些读数随后可以通过 Perennial Living 的应用程序和平板系统查看。这使血压、睡眠模式（来自床上方的监测器）和其他健康记录能够一站式追踪。它既是给护理人员使用的，也是给住户使用的。

该应用程序也是住户与项目互动的一般界面，包括点餐等日常功能；不过，对于不太熟悉科技的乐龄人士，也有老式拨号电话。

我还注意到衣柜里一个巧妙的细节，更多开发商应该考虑把它纳入普通公寓单位中，那就是下拉式挂衣架。一根连接的杆可以把挂衣架拉下来，方便取用。对于年长住户来说，这很好，可以避免不必要的背部劳损。

厨房区域空间安排高效，但总体上功能齐全，住户有自己的洗衣机。每个单位都配备 Miele 电器，例如电磁炉、烤箱、冰箱。使用电磁炉而不是明火，是一项必要的安全措施。

虽然厨房空间有点紧凑且安排得很高效，但我认为这是一个合理的取舍。餐食已经提供，或可从 The Olive 点餐，因此任何烹饪都很可能由来访的家人完成，也许甚至只是把家里带来的食物加热一下。

我注意到，较高的储物架有下拉功能，所以你不需要像看上去那样伸得很高。不过我估计，最上方的柜子无论如何可能也不常用。

在每个单位中，住户也有自己的洗衣机，这与传统护理院所有衣物集中清洗的做法有显著不同。有些人对自己洗衣服相当讲究，所以我会认为这是一个很大的卖点。

我注意到的另一个设计考量是宽敞的浴室。即便是最小的 Studio 单位，在我看来也相当宽敞。与此同时，像两卧室这样较大的单位配备的浴室，我觉得绝对大得惊人！

它们足够大，可以容纳轮椅和助行器，或容纳超过一个人（例如护士或治疗师）。虽然大浴室在这里是必要的，但我也注意到很多访客都希望自己的浴室有这么大。我还要指出花洒淋浴和梳妆台/洗手盆的尺寸。

另一个安全细节是，每个单位内的地面从浴室到卧室都保持无缝齐平。地面存在不平整的变化，以尽量降低跌倒风险。

总体而言，我感觉照护基础设施就在那里，而且确实存在，但其中很大一部分都退居幕后。当然，独立生活只有在真正需要帮助时能够获得帮助的情况下才行得通，因此每套公寓都有一个连接护理团队的紧急按钮。

与此同时，每个单位的景观会因户型而异，这也与价格相对应。最佳景观是俯瞰附近公园的单位，该公园由 Perennial Living 设计，但已交还给国家并由 NParks 运营。

大多数朝内单位的景观也不容小觑，Sky Terraces 沿线绿意盎然。（图片：Perennial Holdings）

这也是 Perennial Living 的医疗服务提供者会用来带住户散步和进行其他有人监督活动的同一个公园。它也与公众共享，这凸显了其背后的理念：一个融入式健康/照护设施，同时也是邻里便利设施的一部分，而不是一个孤立的机构。

总而言之，这个设施的亮点在于，住户不会不断被提醒他们正在接受照护。

这次参观结束后，我的感受是，紧急按钮、健康监测、睡眠传感器和无障碍功能都在那里，但在需要它们之前，它们都是隐形的。这是 Perennial Living 与我过去见过的许多养老护理设施之间最大的差异。

在这家私人辅助生活设施中，非常强调让住户尽可能长时间地感到并保持独立。诚然，以每月新币8,000元及以上的价格，这种确切版本的辅助生活超出了许多新加坡家庭的承受范围。但其背后的理念并不一定如此。

我会说，Perennial Living 为养老护理如何即使在邻里社区环境中被纳入提供了一个有用的模式：少一点像独立机构，多一点像邻里中的普通组成部分。

Perennial Living 位于 Rosyth 有地住宅区内的 28 Parry Avenue，并于2026年8月18日正式开始第一阶段运营。100张床位的护理部分预计将在今年年底前开始运营。