$82 million Windsor at Celebration on track to open in spring 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 01, 2017
The only parcel of the Disney-originated master-planned Celebration community designated for seniors housing, the $82 million Windsor at Celebration is on track to open in spring 2018 in Celebration, FL,...
Innovations may encourage retirement saving, committee hears
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 15, 2016
New apps and programs might encourage people to save more money for their needs in retirement and improve their financial literacy, said speakers at Wednesday’s hearing of the Senate Special Committee...
Pandemic not dampening desire for luxury retirement living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 21, 2020
A pandemic is not preventing Moorings Park Grande Lake in Naples, FL, from opening and continuing to attract interest. “We have closed over $77 million in sales during the last two weeks,” a Moorings...
People in the news, March 26
Mar 26, 2019
Appointments and promotions at Affinity Living Group, Carrefour Associates, Civitas Senior Living, Ecumen, Encompass Group, Freddie Mac, GlynnDevins, Inspīr, Lorien Health Services, Oakmont Senior Living,...
2 caregivers charged with felonies after resident freezes to death
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2017
Two former caregivers at a Michigan assisted living community are facing felony charges after a resident with dementia exited the building and froze to death.
Operators using telehealth, live-streaming, video-chatting in this time of COVID-19
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living operators today have much more sophisticated technology at their disposal than did their predecessors, and they’re putting that technology to good use to help ensure the health and safety...
Man faces 20 years, $30,000 fine for assisted living stabbing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2016
A man has pleaded guilty to first-degree assault, a felony, for stabbing a man in the chest at an assisted living community in Crookston, MN. The crime carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison...
Proposed border wall would affect senior community
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2017
A senior community in southern Texas has put a $1 million expansion plan on hold as it waits to learn more about the federal government’s plans for a border wall between the United States and Mexico.
Florida, North Carolina cities dominate top 10 in U.S. News ‘Best Places to Retire’ list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2019
Florida and North Carolina metropolitan areas account for six of the top 10 places on U.S. News & World Report’s new “2020 Best Places to Retire” list, released today.
College students move into retirement community to study aging
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2016
A Michigan retirement community will serve as a research setting for the next 19 months as three college students majoring in occupational therapy call it home.