The increasing ageing population is an urgent development, resulting in an increase in elder care facilities (1). Providing ageing people with suitable housing is also a global issue. Numerous researches and projects have been carried out in which the ‘ageing in place’ concept is used in an attempt to relieve pressure on the healthcare sector and to increase the quality of life of senior citizens (9, 10, 11). Yet the knowledge of the available flexible adaptations for daily living remains limited and fragmented within the building industry and healthcare organizations. The purpose of this research is to provide insight into the architectural possibilities and smart enablers of transforming existing apartment typologies into lifelong homes. In order to meet these goals, the main structure needs to be suitable for lifelong living. On the other hand, requirements should not be pre-equipped for a specific situation. The research elaborates on the inner non-loadbearing structure, due to how it requires a minimum amount of rebuilding yet fits the requirements for lifelong homes. The positions of the outer façade and bearing walls are left unaltered to reduce cost and provide a wider range of applicability. The majority of the building revitalization in the Netherlands is executed by housing associations and entrepreneurs. The result of this research provides a matrix suitable for this group but also for architectural firms and planning firms. By using the matrix as a guideline, it will become clear and easy to improve properties, and it can be a guide on how to design, plan and build lifelong homes. The findings can help to develop lifelong homes, which are suitable for all mobility-classes. People can live their entire lives in these houses, enabling them to live independently for a longer period of time, and relieving some of the pressure on the healthcare system. For instance, to upgrade to a higher mobility class, e.g. from walker to wheelchair, requires on average 6m2 more space. The size of the disability class of the disability scooter is increasing and it is wise to adapt to this trend. Housing and care associations and property development should mainly focus on the wheelchair mobility class, which is also suitable for this group using disability scooters.