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Future of care: Innovative living concepts for old age in Berlin!
In Berlin, managers discussed new housing and care concepts to cope with demographic change and secure care places.
Future of care: Innovative living concepts for old age in Berlin!
On June 18, 2025, the “ZukunftsWerkstatt” event took place in Berlin, in which around 25 managing directors, board members and association representatives from the real estate and social economy took part. The aim of the workshop was to develop flexible forms of living, care and support. A central concern was the activation of private institutional capital to meet the challenges of demographic change. Carsten Brinkmann, chairman of the ZIA committee for healthcare real estate, reported on the available sources of capital and the willingness to invest. The initiative will also be continued through further meetings, joint position papers and political discussions.
The President of the Central Real Estate Committee (ZIA), Iris Schöberl, emphasized the need for reliable framework conditions and financing security for the development of new housing and care infrastructure. These are particularly important in order to cope with demographic change in Germany, which is significantly changing society. The increasing number of older people poses the risk of a lack of care, which is why quick political action is required to make the care system future-proof.
Challenges and solutions in the care industry
The real estate industry is facing new challenges due to the aging society. Housing must be planned, converted and built in an age-appropriate manner to meet the needs of the older population. According to a study by pm pflegemarkt.com GmbH, which was carried out on behalf of the ZIA, inpatient care in North Rhine-Westphalia should be viewed critically.
Growth in the healthcare and social real estate sector is unavoidable. The demand for nursing care places is constantly increasing, which is reinforced by demographic change. Germany will need up to 293,000 additional nursing home places by 2030, which corresponds to an annual need for new construction between 20,000 and 30,000 places. The real estate industry could benefit significantly from the right political course and thus contribute to solving the challenges posed by an aging society.
To address future challenges, one focus of the initiative is the use of digital technologies and robotics to reduce the burden on nursing staff and improve the quality of care. The importance of these topics has become more explosive as part of the “Future Workshop” and will represent central aspects in the coming discussions.