Several universities have made inroads lately in educating students about senior living as a career path. Programs at Washington State University, the University of Southern California, and George Mason University have all established curricula to inform students about senior housing and care. And while it is no stranger to senior living after having established a Center for Healthy Aging two years ago, one university is taking its interest in senior housing a step further with a major push to educate the public about the options, costs and considerations around senior living.
In 2014, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) set out to connect numerous departments across the institution in an effort to research healthy aging and promote health and well being in older adults and the San Diego community when it launched its Center for Healthy Aging.