HealthTech May 10, 2021
Life plan communities for older adults use a variety of technologies to improve the lifestyles of their residents.
Communities for older adults have undergone major changes over the past year, but the landscape was evolving even before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last spring.
One key change: The residents arriving at these communities are significantly younger. A few years ago, a typical first-time customer would likely have been near 78 years old, perhaps even as old as 80, says Gale Morgan, senior vice president of sales for Mather, an organization with “Life Plan” communities in Illinois and Arizona. These days, the age of a first-time resident is around 72, she says.
These younger residents bring with them different expectations of...