Providers are using “live chat” to drive senior living leads

PHOENIX: A growing number of senior living operators are adding “live chat” to their websites, achieving success in the form of high-quality leads, more move-ins and burnished branding. But adopting an instant-message chat feature is not as straightforward as it might seem: Operators are seeing Read More »

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Senior housing sell-off hits a speed bump

INDIANAPOLIS: Aging baby boomers are finding downsizing too expensive. Market dynamics are now convincing a significant number of boomers to stay put and age in place and this is throwing additional doubt on the notion of the “senior sell-off”.

Downsizers face sticker shock as they Read More »

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Sex in old age may lead to a sharper mind

SEATTLE: Staying sexually active—and considering sexuality an important part of life—may be linked to higher cognitive functioning as people age, according to a study.

Older men and women who were satisfied with their sexual relationships and considered sexuality an essential component of aging performed better Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The eighty-fifth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The 16-storey development at the former Subiaco Pavilion Market site in Perth, Australia is a multigenerational apartment complex above a ground-level commercial development which includes public arcades, restaurants and bars… Read More »

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