Shared heritage, shared living for seniors

An evening of tea and gossip at a Priya Living site in Santa Clara, California. Priya Living, a senior living company that is steeped in Indian culture, began with a small footprint in California and now has expansion plans in the US and India. — ©2023 The New York Times Company

WHEN Arun Paul’s parents were in their 70s, he began searching for a duplex in his neighbourhood in the Bay Area where they could live.

The plan was that Paul would be close by, but his parents would also share the duplex with their friends, another older couple.