Monthly Archive:: February 2016

Amid swirling fears of oversupply and 2015’s Q4 earnings reports, senior housing industry leaders are looking ahead at how best to leverage community assets. One emerging priority seems to be holistic, integrated living spaces built around long-term potential. In 2013 the Urban Land Institute ...Read More

A recent Media Audit survey shows where the most seniors are likely to consider moving to a retirement community and how they’re most likely to be reached. The survey, compiled by David Cwi of Cwi Associates, examined a random selection of 23,392 adults age 65 ...Read More

Research from NYU last June indicates writing activities may enhance a sense of meaning in life for older adults who live independently. Wharton professor Adam Grant touts the benefits of writing to increase health, happiness, and productivity. Now the Living Legends occupational therapy program ...Read More

The housing market is recovering, baby boomers are aging, and millennials want to raise their families on organic food. These three seemingly unrelated trends may be creating the perfect storm to water a new real estate development movement: the Agrihood. The idea isn’t totally ...Read More

Amid much conjecture and speculation, two major drivers of change–health care reform and an aging baby boomer population–are starting to show discernible effects on the senior housing and home health landscapes. So far, senior living occupancy levels are keeping pace with successful development. However, ...Read More

A new resource in senior living promises an “enormous upside” for everyone in the industry, said ASHA President David Schless of the American Seniors Housing Association‘s recently-launched website, Where You Live Matters. The website’s goal is to offer “unbiased, fact-based, and time-tested answers” to ...Read More