Retirement and Education Are Profitable Bedfellows
Instead of finding the coming generation of seniors on the golf course or in rocking chairs on their front porches, there may be more of them on college and university campuses, attending classes, mentoring students and cheering at sporting events alongside their young classmates.
Experts predict a surge of new and "repositioned" or revamped university-affiliated retirement communities worldwide. Some developers, consultants, architects and construction firms already are specializing in this niche, partnering with schools to create communities that meet the intellectual and health needs of older adults and the financial and community-service needs of the colleges and universities.