Tax Reform Brings New Interest Expense Limitation

By:  Amanda Wilson The Tax Cut and Jobs Act introduced a new rule limiting a businesses ability to deduct interest expense, which can have a significant impact in the senior living area as facilities often …

Luxury Senior Living on the Rise

Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article on the increasing demand for luxury senior living (read the full article at http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/luxury-senior-living-booming/).  The gist of the article is that many Baby Boomers are retiring with …

Are Hybrid Facilities the Wave of the Future?

Seniors Housing Business (www.seniorshousingbusiness.com) recently published a fascinating article on attempts by some senior housing operators to create facilities with a mix of independent living and assisted living residents.  Recognizing that couples moving into facilities …

Making Seniors Housing Affordable for Middle-Class Residents

Senior Housing Business magazine’s October-November 2016 issue had an interesting “question of the month” – asking how to make the industry more affordable for the middle class.  Unsurprisingly, there were many differing opinions on the …

Your predictions for 2017 (Part One of Five)

Last week, in connection with our Senior Housing Symposium entitled “Looking Back . . . Looking Forward” we surveyed our attendees to get a feel for where they predict next year will look like in …

The Use of Condominium Regimes in Senior Housing Facilities

By William S. Vanos Given the degree of flexibility created by the condominium form of ownership of real property, it is probably not surprising that condominium regimes are often employed in connection with senior living …

Keeping Dementia at Bay In Assisted Living Facilities

By: Shawn Rader As many residents of assisted living facilities age in place, their families do not want to see them moved. With the development of Alzheimer’s, of course, a move to another facility is …

New Report Judges Cities on Suitability for Seniors

The Milken Institute just released a report on the “Best Cities for Successful Aging” which ranked 352 U.S. metropolitan areas based on how well their physical and social surroundings support health, engagement, productivity and purpose …