University students would live in an aged-care facility in a trial housing arrangement, which is hoped will benefit both the students and the aged-care residents.

The University of the Sunshine Coast is getting ready to trial the proposed living arrangements with six students to live in decommissioned rooms in the Cooinda Aged Care Centre.

The facility is very close to USC’s Gympie campus, which USC Director of Northern Campuses Graham Young said was a big part of getting the trial off the ground.

The Cooinda Aged Care Facility at Gympie.

“They actually approached us about doing something like this, and I thought it was a fantastic idea,” Mr Young said.