Senior Living: Retirement is a fairly new thing

By: Postmedia News Most people today think that retiring at age 65 has always been the norm, but really it has only formally been around since 1935, when many governments passed the social security act, establishing government welfare for retirees and setting a standardized formal age of 65 for retirement. The Canadian Pension Plan (CPP/QPP)...

Investment in seniors housing soars despite pandemic’s negative impact

By: Nancy Lanthier The seniors housing sector, once considered a niche asset class, has in recent years become a more mainstream product type for individual and institutional investors alike. Despite the negative impacts of COVID-19, the sector is experiencing its best period ever for investment, experts say. Commercial real estate firm CBRE states that total...

Puerto Vallarta #2 on 2022 List of World’s Best Places to Retire

By: BanderasNews Live and Invest Overseas, a resource for people who want to live, retire, and invest overseas, recently released its annual index of the 15 best places in the world to retire in 2022, and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico came in at No. 2! The index concentrates on 15 locales across 15 countries and provides...

Top 12 Countries To Retire Abroad 2022

By: Laura Ray PLAYA QUIZALES, COSTA RICA (PHOTO CREDIT: NURIAJUDIT / SHUTTERSTOCK.COM) Thinking about retiring abroad? International Living has been a proponent of living better, for less, overseas for decades. Its 31st Annual Global Retirement Index factors housing, benefits, visas/residence, fitting in, development, climate, healthcare, cost of living, and more to determine the best places to retire...

Forget the Anti-Aging Industry – Let’s Start A Pro-Aging One

By Susan Williams I just hate the term anti-aging. To me it is such a derogatory reference. The definition alone means being “opposed or against”. So when it comes to aging, I don’t understand how anyone can be opposed to it. If you’re not aging - you only need to consider what the alternative is....

Golden Opportunities in Assisted Living

The Why and How of Entering the Burgeoning Senior Housing Market By Dennis Roth | America is aging fast. Currently almost 33 million people are over the age of 65. In 25 years, that number will double. For commercial real estate, these figures represent a continually growing market for retirement housing. Though overbuilding and a...

Co-houssing para mejorar la vida de los adultos mayores

https://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/pais/2020/07/05/co-houssing-para-mejorar-la-vida-de-los-adultos-mayores/ por: Ximena Torres Cautivo El concepto corresponde a la convivencia intergeneracional, aplicada a la construcción de viviendas sociales para personas mayores de 65 años. A que jóvenes opten a departamentos subsidiados con el compromiso de ayudar a sus vecinos de mayor edad y construyan juntos comunidad. En Gran Bretaña, el arquitecto chileno Jorge Eguiguren...

Residencias para adultos mayores: ejemplos de independencia y vida en comunidad

Por: Clara Ott Cortesía de Manuel Ocaña La arquitectura continuamente se adapta a nuevas necesidades, que están ligadas a cambios sociales, económicos, tecnológicos, políticos y demográficos. En este sentido, el envejecimiento de la población es uno de los cambios más destacados del siglo XXI: El aumento en la esperanza de vida y la disminución de...

JARDINES TERAPÉUTICOS “HEALING GARDENS” INSTRUMENTOS PARA LA SALUD Y LA REACTIVACIÓN INMOBILIARIA

Por: Arq. Mariana Flores García / Amar NewsMayo.2020Dra. En tiempos de adaptación a nuevas condiciones de habitar, las ciudades intentan generar estrategias de reactivación en el aspecto social, económico y ambiental. No cabe duda que la crisis sanitaria puso en evidencia de manera alarmante la necesidad inmediata de propiciar nuevos entornos para los adultos mayores....

Cohousing: ¿y si te jubilas con tus amigos?

Por: Alberto Piernas Medina En unos tiempos de gran cambio social, el llamado “cohousing” se convierte en una opción tan novedosa como quizás necesaria. Con amigos, la vida es más fácil© Getty Images Tiempo de lectura 5 minutos Durante los últimos años se han realizado numerosos estudios a fin de descubrir cuáles son los lugares del mundo...