The former Discovery Water Park in Barstow, Arizona is about to get a major make over when it turns from a water park with slides and wave pools into a 1,400 unit gated community for seniors over 50. Some of the kiddie slides and the lazy river will be kept for resident’s use. Plans are […]
Category: Communities
As Seniors get older, one of the most prevalent social groups that are important as part of a community is the church and religious affiliations that are part of senior’s lives. A white paper was recently released that describes how many churches are doing to prepare for the wave of seniors that are retiring and […]
One of the major questions that many seniors have is should they pay off their mortgage with savings or with proceeds from some of their retirement accounts. The answer to that question is highly dependent on their needs, goals and retirement balances. Some financial planners recommend funding future mortgage payments by purchasing an annuity. This […]
The Ivey, a $5 million dollar adult day care center, is the newest trend in adult day care – upscale. Located in Charlotte, the Ivey touts themselves as the “newest and most luxurious option for day time-only socialization and care for older adults.” Luxurious is the word to describe it – the exterior is reminiscent of […]
AF Evans, the Mayor’s Office on Housing in San Francisco, and Openhouse announced plans to build a new affordable, senior housing project at the former UC Extension site at Laguna. Openhouse is a non-profit community-based organization founded ten years ago to provide housing, services and community programs for the city’s large and growing LGBT senior population. Based upon […]
A new senior housing facility with 67 units opened this month in Springfield, Illinois and the project received support from the state of Illinois with almost $8 million dollars in state loans and tax credits. The facility was constructed by non-profit developer Abundant Faith Christian Center. Sixty of the units are reserved for low income […]
Recently, the city commissioners of Twin Lake, Florida cleared the way for a large senior housing project that has been in the works for over a decade. The project calls for 22 duplex villas with two car garages, a centralized apartment building containing 63 independent living units and a centralized community center with a central […]
I recently read an article that discussed a zoning commission’s rejection of a local developer’s proposal for a regulation change that would have created the way for a large housing development project but was turned down on the basis of age restriction. While municipalities in general have provided incentives for age restricted developments in the forms of […]
Thank goodness there are people with foresight on planning for their town’s growing senior citizen population and Buena, New Jersey is a terrific example. The state’s growing senior citizen demographic is good news as far as borough development policy is concerned. Almost six years ago, the borough put out a welcome mat for builders eyeing […]
SNAPforSeniors, a Seattle based information and Senior Housing web search provider, provides a search tool for finding senior housing opportunities based upon specific criteria entered into its website. Eve Stern, the president of SNAPforSeniors, recommends a comprehensive analysis when considering any type of senior care for loved ones. The website is easy to use and […]
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