{"id":6525,"date":"2025-05-16T13:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/?p=6525"},"modified":"2025-05-16T13:18:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:18:22","slug":"seniors-make-moves-to-beat-the-rush-for-retirement-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/seniors-make-moves-to-beat-the-rush-for-retirement-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Make Moves to Beat the Rush for Retirement Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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And here they come\u2026 The most senior boomers<\/a> will celebrate their 80th<\/sup> birthdays within a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seniors typically move to retirement living in their mid-80s. Droves of seniors will soon approach that milestone. Can the current system of retirement living in the United States meet Boomer Capacity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short answer: No. So here\u2019s what seniors are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Planning Ahead for Off-the-Charts Demand<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senior housing units include active adult housing, independent living, assisted living, and memory care. All of these are in high demand. In the next few years, demand will be off the charts. Today, about 15 million people in the United States are over 80. In just five years, that number will be nearly 19 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the space still available in senior living communities right now, we\u2019ll need more than a half-million new senior-housing units. At the current rate, not even half that many will be produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upshot? Savvy seniors are putting deposits down before they actually need retirement living. Sites that accept insurance are, of course, the most appealing to many who cannot pay out-of-pocket for the increasingly expensive rates charged by senior-living companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who \u201cmiss out\u201d on safe, financially feasible options when the time comes will mostly stay at home, with the assistance and psychological support of family members. In many families, this will place increasing expectations on adult children \u2014 whose own health can suffer on account of the stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And of course there\u2019s also the cohort of solo seniors who don\u2019t have kids to rely on in any case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-home assistance is a good middle option \u2014 but it only goes so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Senior Communities Can\u2019t Be Created Fast Enough<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Builders say this isn\u2019t an easy time to create more senior-specific housing options. They point to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n