As Alaska’s senior population booms, leading to the construction of hundreds of new assisted living home rooms, developers report surging demand — from seniors in state and Outside.
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New apartment complex caters to Juneau’s growing older demographic
In 1980, seniors were only 6 percent of the Juneau population, now they are over a quarter. Housing is short for older residents. But a new apartment complex that opened in September has added nearly a third more independent living units to Juneau’s capacity.
Seattle-based company gets permit for senior housing in Juneau
Juneau’s housing market is difficult for everyone, including senior citizens. A Seattle-based company hopes it’ll be the solution to a historical problem.
Affordable senior housing project in limbo with broken partnership
“We put in a lot of time, effort, money, blood, sweat, tears into this project and it’s very disappointing, very disappointing,” said St. Vincent de Paul’s Dan Austin.
St. Vincent de Paul to build 41 affordable housing units for seniors
General manager Dan Austin has been working on the project for 10 years. He hopes to break ground next summer