Senior Housing News August 26, 2024
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For years, senior living operators have sought to create communities with organic connections among different generations. Doing so is harder than it looks.
For one, people belonging to different generations have different wants and needs. They also sometimes mingle in different spaces, or use the same spaces in a different way than one another. That can sometimes create friction, even in well-planned projects.
Senior living companies and organizations have sought to foster better intergenerational ties through a variety of projects over the years, including university-based communities and projects built alongside adjacent multifamily communities. In 2024, novel ideas about intergenerational senior living are percolating and new concepts and models are being put to...