This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The baby boomers are at the industry’s doorstep, and operators have their work cut out for them meeting that demand. But in 2025, they also should be thinking about the generation that comes after the boomers. Earlier this week, I covered how the senior living industry is […]
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From the effects of the delta variant to a worsening labor crisis, the senior living industry faces myriad challenges — but there are also powerful tailwinds that are propelling a pandemic recovery and should lead to a bright future for the sector. The recent experience of Bild & Company Founder and President Traci Bild illustrates […]
Covid-19 has made “density” a dirty word in real estate, and senior living developers are taking heed. Some data indicate an exodus is occurring from the most densely populated urban centers in the United States, in part because people are wary of coronavirus outbreaks like the one that beleaguered New York City in the early […]
The question of whether the senior living industry is prepared to meet the demand for middle-market senior housing has emerged as one of the top issues facing the industry in 2019. With the aging of the baby boom, the contingent of middle-income seniors is set to hit 14.4 million people by 2029, and 56% of […]
More seniors than ever before are embracing digital technology like smartphones and the internet, according to a newly released report from Pew Research. The report is based in part on findings from a phone survey of 3,015 U.S. adults conducted between Sept. 29, 2016, and Nov. 6, 2016. About 42% of seniors ages 65 and older […]
There seems to be an app for everything these days. Whether it’s ordering a meal, arranging a ride or scheduling a personal training session, consumers have access to a wide variety of on-demand platforms that provide access to goods and services with the click of a mouse or the swipe of a finger, which they […]
Fear not—if you’re older in years, you can still be “with it.” In fact, if you’re an older adult, perhaps even a senior living resident, you may very well may have taken an Uber ride and donated to a crowdfunding campaign this week, according to a new research report from Pew Research Center titled “Shared, Collaborative […]
Seniors who regularly use the internet are much more likely to believe it’s a valuable resource, says Pew Research of its latest Internet Project findings, and younger, richer seniors tend to feel more positive toward online platforms. Similar to Pringles’ former slogan, “Once you pop, the fun don’t stop,” seniors who start using the internet typically […]
Multigenerational households are nothing new, but thanks to poor economic conditions they are on the rise, according to several Pew Research Center studies, and some senior living architects contend it’s important to consider this trend when designing housing developments. Senior housing developers aren’t the only ones who should be paying attention. NPR (National Public Radio) recently kicked […]
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