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Wednesday’s announcement that the Federal Open Market Committee will raise interest rates may have a slowing effect on the currently booming senior housing industry. Rates will go up 0.25% after a seven-year hold at or near 0% since the 2008 recession. The decision signals optimism ...Read More

More seniors are choosing to age in place, and they favor technologies that help them do so. A recent Merrill-Lynch retirement study points out the range of choices available to retirees today. If current trends continue, will senior living communities encounter increased competition from ...Read More

A rule finalized by CMS last week will extend and increase funding to states for modernizing Medicaid technology systems. Under the Affordable Care Act, states are required to build new Eligibility and Enrollment systems or modernize existing ones. The final rule anticipates federal net ...Read More

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has announced a proposed tax credit and social security expansion for unpaid family caregivers. This proposal will build upon and exceed President Obama’s current Caregiver Respite budget request, investing $100 million in the initiative over 10 years. Clinton estimates the full ...Read More

A recent Fast Company article by Ben Schiller points out just how big of an impact technology is having on aging and elder care. It’s also an industry poised for a boom. Forget college dating apps and takeout review sites. With 10,000 people turning 65 ...Read More

According to Senior Housing News, First Lady Michele Obama’s MyPlate initiative has its first senior living partner. Virginia-based Sunrise Senior Living has joined General Electric, The Walt Disney Company, and Frito-Lay as an official strategic partner with the Department of Agriculture’s Center for Nutrition ...Read More

On average, 10,000 people turn 65 each year. The signs are already there in senior housing development design and the evolution of luxury retirement options. But what about seniors who want to stay home or can’t afford a retirement community? For large numbers of retirement-age ...Read More