27 min

Episode 12:3 Andrew Carle on Advancing Lifelong Learning and the Evolution of Niche Retirement Glowing Older

    • Health & Fitness

The University professor and nationally recognized expert on senior housing and aging services technologies talks about the Virginian Scholars Program, a partnership with George Mason University offering The Virginian’s residents formal, structured education. He also shares the technologies influencing senior living and new affinity communities catering to niche markets.

Andrew Carle is adjunct faculty at Georgetown University's Masters in Aging and Health, and advisor and consultant at The Virginian. As Georgetown University faculty, he provides development of and lead instruction for nation's only graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration. Previously, he was an award-winning Professor and Executive-in-Residence for the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University, establishing the first undergraduate curricula in the nation dedicated exclusively to the senior housing industry.

Carle’s 30+ years of executive-level senior housing and healthcare experience include Chief Operating Officer and VP - Business Services for multiple "Top-10" senior housing providers, and CEO, COO, and Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing for vertically integrated healthcare systems. As president of Carle Consulting, LLC, his clients have included industry leading senior living providers and organizations, as well as AARP, Apple, Nintendo, and UnitedHealthcare, among others. He served as Senior Consultant - Health Intelligence for J.D. Power and Associates in development of the first national customer satisfaction and certification program for the senior living industry.

Awards include “Best of the Best in Aging Services” from Aging News Alert and “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. In 2010, Carle was recognized among six "People of Influence" for the senior housing industry by Senior Living Executive magazine. His work has been featured or cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NPR, and U.S. News & World Report, among others; and in more than 100 senior housing, aging services industry, and technology publications.

Key Takeaways


The Virginian Scholars program is a formal academic curriculum for older adults, who can earn credit hours and even make the Dean’s List and graduate Magna Cum Laude.
People who engage in lifelong learning rate higher in all dimensions of wellness and may experience declines in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of cognitive impairment. 
Niche retirement communities such as Aegis Living Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, the  first completely green solar-powered community, and Nalcrest in Central Florida., a community for retired postal workers (no UPS, FedEx or dogs allowed), target residents with commonality.
Productivity accelerators are technologies that address workforce issues, such as automating and analyzing data and performing routine tasks through robots.
Aggregating data from individual tracking is helpful for prevention and detecting risk factors. Predictive analytics can detect issues months sometimes years early. 

The University professor and nationally recognized expert on senior housing and aging services technologies talks about the Virginian Scholars Program, a partnership with George Mason University offering The Virginian’s residents formal, structured education. He also shares the technologies influencing senior living and new affinity communities catering to niche markets.

Andrew Carle is adjunct faculty at Georgetown University's Masters in Aging and Health, and advisor and consultant at The Virginian. As Georgetown University faculty, he provides development of and lead instruction for nation's only graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration. Previously, he was an award-winning Professor and Executive-in-Residence for the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University, establishing the first undergraduate curricula in the nation dedicated exclusively to the senior housing industry.

Carle’s 30+ years of executive-level senior housing and healthcare experience include Chief Operating Officer and VP - Business Services for multiple "Top-10" senior housing providers, and CEO, COO, and Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing for vertically integrated healthcare systems. As president of Carle Consulting, LLC, his clients have included industry leading senior living providers and organizations, as well as AARP, Apple, Nintendo, and UnitedHealthcare, among others. He served as Senior Consultant - Health Intelligence for J.D. Power and Associates in development of the first national customer satisfaction and certification program for the senior living industry.

Awards include “Best of the Best in Aging Services” from Aging News Alert and “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. In 2010, Carle was recognized among six "People of Influence" for the senior housing industry by Senior Living Executive magazine. His work has been featured or cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NPR, and U.S. News & World Report, among others; and in more than 100 senior housing, aging services industry, and technology publications.

Key Takeaways


The Virginian Scholars program is a formal academic curriculum for older adults, who can earn credit hours and even make the Dean’s List and graduate Magna Cum Laude.
People who engage in lifelong learning rate higher in all dimensions of wellness and may experience declines in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of cognitive impairment. 
Niche retirement communities such as Aegis Living Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, the  first completely green solar-powered community, and Nalcrest in Central Florida., a community for retired postal workers (no UPS, FedEx or dogs allowed), target residents with commonality.
Productivity accelerators are technologies that address workforce issues, such as automating and analyzing data and performing routine tasks through robots.
Aggregating data from individual tracking is helpful for prevention and detecting risk factors. Predictive analytics can detect issues months sometimes years early. 

27 min

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