“In the next three decades individuals aged 65 and older will come to represent 1 out of every 5 U.S. citizens and, more importantly, control more than half of all discretionary income.  Their demographic and economic influence will extend to the farthest reaches of American culture – from entertainment, to travel, food, retail, technology, and housing.  By force of sheer volume, the young adults who in 1968 thought they would change the world – by 2028 actually will.”

Andrew Carle, MHSA is an Assistant Professor and founding Director of the Program in Assisted Living/Senior Housing Administration within the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University .  Mr. Carle brings more than 20 years of senior housing and healthcare management experience to the program, including previous service as one of the first operations executives and Vice President of Business Services for a Top 10 senior housing provider.  In this regard, he has extensive experience in the development of both operating systems and innovative ancillary service programs within the assisted living/senior housing environment.

Mr. Carle has written numerous articles and presented nationally and internationally on a variety of senior housing operations, marketing, and related topics.  He is credited with identifying and defining a new category of senior housing – University Based Retirement Communities (UBRC’s), as well as a definition and categories for “Nana” technology (technologies for older adults) – for which he has received national recognition.  Mr. Carle’s work has been featured on NPR Radio, FOX Morning News, and in The Washington Post, USA TODAY, UPI, The Chronicle for Higher Education, The Journal for Active Aging, and numerous industry and seniors related publications.  He is the recipient of a 2006 “Best of the Best in Aging Services” Award from Aging News Alert, the 2004 “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and was awarded “Teacher of the Year” honors for the Undergraduate Program in Health Science in 2002.  In 1999, he was one of 15 executives nationally to be named to the Expert Panel on Assisted Living of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) – which developed the first national standards for assisted living.  Prior to his work in senior housing, Mr. Carle served as a CEO, Executive Director, and Director of Planning and Marketing for both specialty acute care hospitals, and vertically integrated healthcare systems.  He continues to serve as a consultant to the senior housing industry.

Mr. Carle has a Masters degree in Health Services Administration from The George Washington University, and a Bachelors degree in Business Administration/Marketing from the State University of New York at Buffalo .  He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Assisted Living Consult, and is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Assisted Living Association, and SOLACE, a hospice organization. 

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This speaker's topics include:

• Assisted Living/Senior Housing Innovations                     
• Assisted Living/Senior Housing Management
• Assisted Living/Senior Housing Marketing                       
• Baby Boomers
• Aging                                                                                     
• “Nana” Technology
• Organizational Leadership and Culture                             
• Organizational Mission