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California Long Term Care Costs May Become Insurmountable With Elimination Of Medi-Cal Support Services

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Low Income Senior Housing · Senior Housing California · independent living

More Boomers Making Way For Mom And Dad Moving In

June 25th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Living · independent living

Comptroller Dugan Urges More Consumer Protections for Reverse Mortgages

June 21st, 2009 · No Comments

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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Gleannloch Farms Celebrates Official Grand Opening In Houston

June 18th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Is The Theory Of Aging In Place Flawed?

June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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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Tags: Low Income Senior Housing · Nursing Homes · Reverse Mortgages · independent living

Hebrew SeniorLife Opens $485 Million NewBridge on the Charles

June 15th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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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Boulder, Colorado Senior Living Project Secures $41 Million Construction Loan

June 11th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Senior Housing Architecture · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Housing Finance · independent living

Private Duty Home Care industry Continue To Grow Despite Battered Economy

June 9th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Assisted Living · Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Living · Senior housing · independent living

Silver Sage Senior Co-Housing Gets National Exposure

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Latest Report Shows Home Price Index Continues To Slide Lower

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Reverse Mortgages · Senior Housing Architecture · Senior Housing California · Senior Housing Developers · independent living

Marketing Executive Selected To Design NAHB Course On Marketing To Active Adults

April 28th, 2009 · No Comments

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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Tags: Retirement Lifestyle · Senior Housing Developers · Senior Living · independent living

Parc Communities Announces Home Care For Residents

April 21st, 2009 · No Comments

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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