The Meal Kit business has been exploding since 2007 primarily among younger, time-sensitive consumers, but surely different benefits meet the needs of an older consumer too? Estimated to soon be worth between $3 billion and $5 billion a Meal Kit service provides pre-portioned ingredients for a number of meals every week. The customer can then […]
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Property developers need to be better informed about where people want to live as they get older.
I regularly have clients approach me to seek advice about developing retirement property. Quite often I decline the business because I believe their notion of ‘retirement homes’ is outdated and consequently, will fail. I find that developers tend to narrow their focus to the unique needs of elderly frail and infirm and to ignore the […]
Smart Homes must enable ageless living
A recent article from Accenture reminds us that the ‘smart home’ is expected to add $14 trillion in economic value to the global economy by 2030. It will provide a myriad Internet of Things services and consumer and enterprise applications. This is potentially a huge opportunity. The Accenture report claims that for Communications Service Providers […]
How can we ‘age-in-place’ if our homes become unliveable?
Most of us would prefer to spend our latter years in our homes than in a retirement facility, but most housing is ill-equipped to cater for the needs of older people.
New household formations accelerating among the 55+
More Millennial madness. This time focussing on Millennials and housing. Why!?
Boomers plan to age-in-place
Some interesting findings from a study about current living situation, moving intentions, and
Profits remain elusive in China eldercare
The Government’s tight regulation of elderly care are to blame according to
Most people want to age-in-place but have no plan to make their homes age-friendly
96 percent of older Americans say it’s important to be as independent as possible as they get older but
One-third of people over the age of 65 experience a fall each year
This has serious implications for governments and businesses.
Senior Housing Surplus. Are Real Estate Developers Too Far Ahead Of The Curve?
USA health-care REITs, which soared to records early last year,
