The economic opportunity in age-friendly communities
COVID-19 has increased demand for aging outside of nursing homes or long-term care facilities. Making communities more "age-friendly" poses challenges, but also some big opportunities for growth.
The pandemic could mark a turning point in how Americans live as they grow older.
The high death rate in nursing homes and long-term care facilities from COVID-19 has cut into their occupancy rates sharply. But at the same time, most American communities are not prepared to support a growing population of older people …