As a baby boomer I am used to a marketplace that cares what I want. Now those darn Millennials (my own kids) have taken over as the largest cohort and dictate the market. Cities are competing to get them. What about the boomers
Of course the real issue is where the "elderly" are supposed to do live. More precisely, what are the offerings? I was reminded about this question again when I read an article about the Baltimore-area based Erickson Company, which is to elderly living what GM is to automobiles. Both are big entities recovering from spectacular bankruptcies but still setting the tone in the industry without full comprehension of the paradigm shifts. Which nicely ties the dysfunctional dashboards to the prevailing dysfunctional elderly living facilities.
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How Legacy Cities Can Profit from Aging Baby Boomers
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Nikolaus Philipsen FAIA
Archplan Inc. Philipsen Architects
Baltimore MD
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