Tag: seniors
I’ve written before about my frustration with the focus of many demographic reports on the 65+ population as a whole rather than dividing the cohort between those ages 65-84 and 85+. This distinction is for two main reasons: the differing rates of care needs and the opposite demographic trends of the two groups. Disability (for…
We have a housing crisis in the United States that has as much to do with the types of housing available as the quantity. Builders construct luxury McMansions because they are more profitable than middle-income housing. Seniors can’t move out of their single-family homes because there are few alternatives nearby. Both factors limit the supply…
