Comments on: Senior Housing Industry Outlook & Trends For 2009

By: celeste raposo

celeste raposo — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:17:44 +0000

You are right Lynn and Darcel ! So right that in another and quite different continent, here in Portugal, I feel the same. And of course if it has not been implemented so far is because the younger and capital people decided to do waht is the best – for them! They forgot that soon they will also be old.
We need small independent houses around a courtyard. in front of each house a small garden for us to care of flowers and a«have a reason to come outside everyday and in the back will have a small piece of land to have pets or lettuce. English and Spanish people have since long known the best way of living – look their houses, garden in front and backyard in the back. So we will have what to do and where to grow our food.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:57:45 +0000

Has anyone read “Fountain of Youth”? It looks like it took an economic crisis and global warming to make people scrutinize how they wanted to live in their declining years. Small houses around a courtyard with shared eating and recreational spaces was proposed long ago. I am hoping the small house movement (energy saving, land saving, mutually supportive) combined with the awakening to green options preserves land for gardens, trees and food production will get a boost. Long term insurers will be under pressure to meet future obligations since their actuarial calculations were based on a standard expectation of growth of capital that the economy will not generate in the short term. Small uban revitalization projects will be the trend so seniors can walk or take public transportation to cultural events, grocery stores and friends. 1950 reworked!

By: Senior Housing Industry: Where are we now? | Seniors For Living

Senior Housing Industry: Where are we now? | Seniors For Living — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:55:58 +0000

[...] mid-year is always a good time to evaluate then and now, so let’s take a look at an article on http://www.seniorhousingnews.com, which posted in January. The article listed 10 senior housing issues predicted to be hot topics; [...]

By: Darcel Patterson

Darcel Patterson — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:24:25 +0000

I think the ideas are good but I would like to offer another. Cottages…these would be built with a courtyard and the ability to fence in a back yard for pets. The houses could be one or two bedroom structures. The cost would be much less monthly than what has been described in the ideas listed before. Rent…$475 to $575 per month.

By: ...liz

...liz — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:14:05 +0000

Good ideas, though some don’t paint too rosy a picture for ‘09. Your innovative models ideas sound interesting. And the kids moving back – oh, my, again!