Waverly Place, the latest addition to Albany’s string of accommodations for the aged, was under construction for most of 2016 and ’17. It’s on one of my bike routes, and now that the place is finally finished, I stopped by on Tuesday to see the inside.
The numbers of living units designed for old people keep growing for an obvious reason: There are more and more customers for that sort of arrangement and care. In Oregon, the population aged 65 and older jumped — although this may be the wrong word picture — nearly 22 percent from 2000 to 2010, making […]
A construction project in North Albany is further testimony, as if any was needed, to the fact that people living longer and eventually getting feeble amounts to a great business opportunity.
A city ‘bed fee’ on assisted living?
One of the ways that the Albany City Council might try to raise additional money is to charge assisted-living homes an extra fee beyond their city taxes. Whether this idea gets anywhere remains to be seen, but as of now it’s still on a list of nine potential new revenue sources the council has been […]
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