As more independent living and assisted living providers and investors are moving into active adult housing for the first time, one of the largest and most well-established brands in the space is expanding and adapting for an evolving consumer base. Del Webb is planning to open 10 new communities in the next 18 months, in […]
A growing number of senior living developers and operators are creating multiple brands. One significant upside of this strategy is the ability to gain greater share of a market, across different price points. Pathway to Living has found success venturing into high-end senior living with its Aspired Living brand, as well as the middle market […]
Picture a vertical, mixed-use community with a senior living component where residents have access to retail, health care and entertainment, using virtual reality platforms to connect older adults with similar interests, or creating new organs for the body via 3D printers. These innovations are either already here or on the horizon, and they can be […]
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Continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) have adhered to a paint-by-numbers design and construction model for decades, but this could be changing. The expected stampede of baby boomers in need of senior living over the next decade is expected to change the design paradigm, as well as what will be expected of CCRCs. Developers and operators […]
While active adult isn’t a property type every senior living provider considers for new development, it’s one the baby boomers are increasingly interested in. That’s partly because the age cohort looks at senior housing not just as real estate, but also as a platform to access wellness and lifestyle offerings, according to Dana Wollschlager, a […]
Canyon Ranch is entering senior living with a clear, defined vision, Executive Vice President – Development, At Sea and Adult Living Gary Milner said May 8 during Senior Housing News’ BUILD event in Chicago. “We’re a top of the market product,” he said. “We don’t intend to be for everybody.” The Fort Worth, Texas-based company […]
If the senior living industry wants to tap into the sizable middle market consumer demographic over the next decade, it’s going to take some truly unique operating models and financing structures — including some that haven’t been thought of yet. Possible solutions include developing communities with shared rooms and fewer high-end amenities, embracing efficiencies to […]
Millions more older Americans could afford private-pay senior living and over the next decade if providers find a way to trim average annual cost for residents by $10,000 to $15,000 per resident. That’s according to a new analysis of research on the middle-market opportunities and challenges for the senior living industry. The research — conducted […]
Storylines is not the first senior living-at-sea concept to be floated over the years. But there is one thing separating it from those other concepts that sank, Storylines Co-CEO, founder and Chairman Alister Punton said May 8 during Senior Housing News’ BUILD event in Chicago. “The fundamental difference is we’ve got the ship,” he said. […]