The monthly cost of living in an
assisted living center, which can range between $2,500 and $4,500, is monumental in comparison.
Rodriguez argued that the law against
assisted suicide violated certain rights guaranteed by the Charter of Rights.
In the Second Circuit, the court ruled that a similar ban on
assisted suicide in that district also violated the Fourteenth Amendment.
Heritage
Assisted Living of Boise is a 100-unit
assisted living facility in Boise, Idaho; Heritage
Assisted Living of Twin Falls is a 70-unit
assisted living facility in Twin Falls, Idaho; and Woodstone
Assisted Living is an 85-unit
assisted living facility also located in Twin Falls, according to the company.
Every sector--skilled nursing,
assisted living, independent living and retirement community--will undergo a lot of change, Diaz added.
Mack: It was interesting that, at a recent national Seniors Commission hearing in San Diego, one member of the commission, a top person in
assisted living, kept referring to aging in place--but, in this case, his place.
"Being a resident of our
assisted living facility will be like living in a fine hotel," added Burman, who estimates that rents will be in the low $3,000 to low $4,000 per month range.
Supreme Court heard oral argument in two cases that could help decide the controversy surrounding physician
assisted suicide.
The next important trend was the number of large
assisted living portfolio sales that were completed, showing the beginnings of consolidation taking place in the industry.
"None of the Society's programs are intended to compete with existing trade associations," notes
Assisted Living University's Peete.
Because of New York City's dearth of existing
assisted living product, and plentiful pent-up demand from wealthy New Yorkers reaching retirement age, many companies have announced their intentions to penetrate the New York City
assisted living market with new development in the past few years.
Meisel picked up on the Ninth Circuit Court's abortion language and its expansion of termination of life support to the right to
assisted suicide, which he calls physician aid in dying.
