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IRVINE, CA—With more than 10,000 people a day turning 65, theBaby-Boomer generation's preferences aresignificantly impacting design anddevelopment of senior housing,Manny Gonzalez, principal with KTGY GroupInc., tells GlobeSt.com exclusively. By 2030, when all ofthis generation's members have turned 65, 18% of the nation'spopulation will be at least that age, the Pew ResearchCenter projects.
But don't call these Boomers “old,” says Gonzalez. “The typicalBoomer believes that old age doesn't begin until age 72, says a PewResearch survey. My thought is that if Pew did this survey today,the majority of the Boomers might say that 'old age' begins at age79 or 80, especially when so many Boomers are living longer.” TheUS Census Bureau projects the population of peopleat least 100 years old will grow to more than 600,000 by 2050, KTGYsays.
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
