A comprehensive framework for capitalizing on the growing market for Continuing Care Retirement Communities. Senior Residences equips architects and other industry professionals with a proven executive strategy for the design and development of successful Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) projects. Using two of Americas foremost CCRCs as best practice case studies; it guides readers through every critical aspect of the process; from research and planning through construction; including: The enterprise concept Formation of an executive organization Financial and legal due diligence Marketing and sales preparation Residents expectations and requirements Healthcare and residential services The design and build process Project monitoring and assessment The over-65 population is increasing rapidly and dramatically; raising crucial concerns about the housing and care of senior citizens in the years ahead. How can we provide the best possible quality of care to the elderly? How can architects; developers; and others capitalize on the growing senior housing industry and stay competitive in the future? How can the facilities they create deliver both good service and strong financial returns? While there are no easy answers to these important questions; the Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) model has emerged as a flexible and attractive option for providing combined housing; services; and nursing care to the elderly. Senior Residences equips architects and other industry professionals with a comprehensive; three-part strategic framework for designing and developing successful CCRC projects. Part I identifies the eight critical success factors of a CCRC enterprise and illustrates them through an in-depth examination of two exemplary developments; The Cypress of South Carolinas Hilton Head Island and The Stratford in the San Francisco Peninsula. Part II details a computer-based "standard of performance" system to track progress and assess project performance. Finally; Part III examines how to use different types of research to stay on top of market trends and forecasts; legal and licensing requirements; and more. Together; the three elements of this executive strategy cover every aspect of the development process; from the initial enterprise concept and executive organization building to financial and legal due diligence; marketing and sales; residents services and healthcare; and design and build. Readers gain essential guidance in tackling key project management issues as well as in developing effective problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. Written by an author team with extensive CCRC experience; Senior Residences helps encourage avenues of thought that will lead to more cohesive; responsive; and successful CCRC projects that benefit the professionals who build them and the residents who live in them.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. BROOKLYNS BEST DAYSBy Donald M OHanleyBrooklyn was once served by the second largest street railway system in the United States. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit system and successor Brooklyn Queens Transit Corporation strived to provide the best in frequent; safe and comfortable surface transportation for their millions of daily patrons. This book is a wonderful pictorial introduction to Brooklyn when the electric streetcar was "king of the road." It divides the system into different areas or neighborhoods and illustrates the diversity of the borough when the trolleys were urban; suburban; and rural. "Brooklyn Streetcars" will remind many older readers who grew up in the borough of happy times spent on the cars to visit friends; go shopping; travel to Coney Island; Ebbets Field; or cross the great Manhattan; Brooklyn; or Williamsburgh Bridges for work in the "city across the river."2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Incredible Tour of Brooklyn by Trolley!By Jeffrey OrnsteinThis recent edition of Arcadias Images of Rail series takes you on a magnificent tour of New Yorks most populous borough by street railway.Students of New Yorks transit history may also know that this isnt the first publication on the subject. Back in the 1980s; James C. Greller published "Brooklyn Trolleys"; which in its own right; is also an excellent book. Whereas the Greller book focuses on the different car types that roamed the streets of Brooklyn; the Arcadia book takes you on a historical tour of Kings County from far-flung Nortons Point; to the Manhattan Bridge. Therefore; these two books are excellent complements to each other. If you have both; you now know the whole story.Brooklyn Streetcars offers a glimpse of life in Brooklyn from the late 19th century to the mid-1950s; and how the streetcar influenced the growth and planning of this part of New York City.Every page has either two good sized photos or one very large photo that takes up almost the entire page. There are also maps; but they are a bit crude and could have been done better; in my opinion.99% of the photos in this book I have not seen before; and therefore; probably does not overlap in any significant way any other publication on the subject. I wouldnt be surprised if the author was conscious of other books written on the subject; and carefully used photos previously unpublished.Even though I was born way after the last trolley ran in Brooklyn; I have always wondered what it was like to see these fabulous vehicles running down Ocean Avenue; Church Avenue; Coney Island Avenue; etc.Thanks to Arcadia; now I have come a little closer to knowing and understanding the once massive and impressive system.If you are into the history of New York Citys Transit system; this book is sure to be a favorite in your collection. And at the price offered by ; you certainly cant go wrong. Its literally a trip back in time.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great trolley stuff!By Martin VehstedtAny old Brooklyn trolley pictures bring me back to my childhood; growing up in Bay Ridge Brooklyn. Though small; this book is packed with great photos of a time gone by.
