Publications
Publications
- August 2014 (Revised August 2015)
- HBS Case Collection
Overview of Senior Housing in the United States
By: Charles F. Wu and Joseph Beyer
Abstract
This technical note provides an overview of the senior housing industry in the United States. There were 40 million seniors in America in 2010, and that number was expected to double by 2050. Seniors would make up 1 in every five Americans. This note explores the living options available to this important and fast-growing demographic.
Keywords
Real Estate; Senior Living; Retirement Homes; Development; Property; Finance; Entrepreneurship; Real Estate Industry; Massachusetts; United States
Citation
Wu, Charles F., and Joseph Beyer. "Overview of Senior Housing in the United States." Harvard Business School Technical Note 215-005, August 2014. (Revised August 2015.)