Assisted Living Evolving with Diversity of Baby Boomers | Michigan ...

As the population ages, the senior housing industry is diverging away from the clinical institutions of old, reinventing itself to meet the diverse needs of Baby Boomers with eco-friendly retirement communities, centers that emphasize lifelong learning, and villages that enable retirees to age at home and more.

Andrew Carle is founding director of the Senior Housing Administration program at George Mason University, where they teach students to manage senior living properties. More consumers equal a demand for more choices says Carle.

Specialty communities

Niche housing is an example of a property catering to a select subset of residents, similar to boutique hotels.

For example, Aegis Gardens in Fremont, Calif., is tailored toward the needs of Asian seniors. The staff members speak English and Chinese, while the architecture is based on the design principles of feng sui. Tai chi and calligraphy are available as cultural activities.

Close to a dozen assisted living facilities target the gay and lesbian population, there?s a facility for nudists in Florida, and even a facility called Escapees Care Center in Livingston, Texas, dedicated to retirees who live in recreational vehicles, or RVs.

Continuing education

Senior are being given the opportunity to return to campus with University-linked retirement communities with lifelong learning programs for residents through local colleges or universities.

Like Lasell Village in Newton, Mass., where residents must commit to spending 450 hours a year taking college classes and engaging in fitness programs a small liberal arts school nearby.

And Kendal at Hanover, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Hanover, N.H., with ties to Dartmouth College?s Institute for Lifelong Education, an adult education program.

Residents include a number of retired Dartmouth alumni and professors, who prefer academic stimulation to water aerobics.

Read more: Assisted living: Not your grandma?s retirement

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