Introduction to Senior Living and Related Programs

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With the aging population, longer life expectancies and the population bulge of the baby boomers, serving both the hospitality and housing/care needs of seniors will be a tremendous growth area. The facilities and programs to serve these populations have certain specialized aspects related to healthcare, but they also share a number of the operating characteristics of many hospitality and real estate operations and design.This course will provide students with a basic introduction to some of the concepts, approaches and related terminology regarding the planning, development, and operations of the growing sector of senior living and assisted living plus to a lesser degree, the area of continuous care retirement communities (CCRCs). We also expect to touch on some related programs such as home health, and PACE programs, hospice etc. We will discuss some associated entrepreneurial opportunities and potential relationships to develop affiliations and new ventures with hospitals as acute care providers look to more closely coordinate care across post-acute providers to manage readmissions and look towards various government and insurance initiatives to manage care, and in some cases risk across the continuum of care. (MHA-EL)