CHICAGO: Seniors housing operators will be forced to address the growing need of low- to moderate-income seniors in the coming years, as the vast majority of seniors today don’t have enough money to pay for higher acuity services.
The high-end seniors living facilities that have emerged within the past few years just won’t cut it when facing a demographic that has more health care needs, but less money to pay for services and amenities, experts said during a webinar today.
This gap in care will ultimately push the seniors housing industry to provide more affordable options, not just for the seniors currently living below the poverty level, but also the large cohort of middle-class…