The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development released new data last week that showed that a senior living along in Los Angeles would need twice the media income (based upon $17,029) to survive.  In all 58 California counties, long-term health care is far out of reach for […]

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In one of the more catchy domain names for senior living in recent memory, www.makewayformom.com, provides a very memorable web address for Home Instead Senior Care (“Home Instead”).  Home Instead recently released a survey that showed 43 percent of adult caregivers in the U.S. ages 35 to 62 live with the parent, stepparent or older […]

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Earlier this month, Comptroller of the Currency, John C. Dugan warned that reverse mortgages pose significant compliance risks and said regulators should get out in front of this issue, before real problems develop, so that these loans are made “in a way that is prudent for both lenders and borrowers.”  This statement has brought up […]

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The Village at Gleannloch Farms, a 25 acre master-planned development in Houston, Texas celebrated its official grand opening this week with excitement from residents and the surrounding Texas community.  The Village at Gleannloch Farms is a not-for-profit community offering 123 independent living apartments and cottages for active seniors aged 62 and above. In addition, the […]

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The concept of aging in place has long been held by many as the most cost effective solution for senior housing and one that provides a high degree of satisfaction.  Is that perspective a reality or a commonly held misconception?  Professor Stephen Golant from the University of Florida submitted this paper to Senior Housing News […]

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Hebrew SeniorLife announced this week the opening of the 256 independent living units at NewBridge on the Charles, a state-of-the-art continuing care retirement community located on the 162-acre Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Campus in Dedham, Massachusetts.  The $485 million dollar project, developed by Boston-based nonprofit Hebrew SeniorLife, covers over one million square […]

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MGL Partners, a development firm specializing in multi-family and mixed-use development, recently announced that it has completed the closing and funding of a $41.1 million construction loan for The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit independent living project for seniors in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. The nine-story building will be delivered fully completed by […]

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As businesses struggle and seniors are postponing making the moves to move out of their primary residences, home care services catering to the aging population are experiencing some growth as of the result of the broader economic challenges.  The National Private Duty Association recently conducted an economic outlook survey of its members and found that […]

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Silver Sage Village in Boulder, Colorado received a great write up in the USA Today as part of its series that is examining “Role Reversal:  Your Aging Parents and You”.  The article discusses the background of senior co-housing in the United States and quotes notable senior co-housing author and architect Charles Durrett.  While the […]

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Home prices fell sharply in February, but for the first time in 16 months the annual pace of deterioration slowed.  The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index measuring home prices across 20 major cities declined 18.6% in February from a year earlier. The movement marked a slight improvement from January’s 19% annual decline, but half of the […]

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Todd Harff, President of Creating Results, has been asked by the National Association of Home Builders to author a new course for the organization’s “University of Housing.”  Mr. Harff will develop a one-day course called Marketing to the Active Adult that will be offered throughout the country to builders, developers, and real estate professionals and […]

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Parc Communities, operator of Atlanta retirement communities, recently announced the introduction of its ParcCare services for Parc residents. The company’s services are specifically designed to help maintain the highest possible quality of independent living by create an individual program of care based on resident’s specific or changing needs.  ParcCaregivers are licensed, insured and bonded and […]

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