Creating an enhanced return on investment in assisted living communities by Professor Geoffrey Booth and Susan Rodiek, PhD

As we move through the chapters of our lives, patterns of behavior and choice are reinforced, and fond memories of the places that trigger these memories become increasingly important to life satisfaction and well-being. For older adults, times spent in back yards and on family outings are part of these memories. For this reason, assisted living communities that successfully balance the interconnection between the indoor and outdoor living environments can significantly enhance their competitive attraction, reduce the risk to their net cash flows and reinforce their return on investment (ROI).

Getting the balance right between the real estate opportunity, the real estate offer and the return was the subject of research completed in 2011 at the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University’s Center for Health Systems & Design, and soon to be published in the Health Environments Research and Design Journal (HERD).