Here to Help | Living Arrangements

Planning, Building and Operating Successful Housing Projects

Well-known seniors housing market analyst Kate Mancer has a keen eye for what will make the aging process less daunting.

This book explores 18 different living arrangements to help you decide which works best for you. Do you like the idea of living alone? How about living with your kids? What about seniors cohousing, an idea we really like but that is hard to find? This book discusses these and 13 other options.

With her book club, Kate also evaluates 9 books of fictions and non-fiction on aging, and recommends which ones will help make the aging process better and which ones won’t.

Here to Help is an information-packed book that’s fun to read!

Kate Mancer, M.A., is one of Canada’s foremost market analysts in the seniors housing and healthcare field. She is the author of two other books: The Future of Seniors Housing: Planning Building and Operating Successful Seniors Housing Projects and The Magic of Life Lease: A Seniors Housing Solution for the 21st Century. She is passionate about making the most from life as we age, no matter what happens.

Available for purchase direct. 204 pages, Paperback.

$19.95

What People Say...

Highly relevant content delivered by an experienced economist with a passion for the seniors housing industry.

As an entrepreneur, Kate Mancer has been pushing the envelope on seniors housing since relocating to British Columbia in 1991. Kate’s inquisitive nature, drive and commitment to the industry are second to none, and her network of industry experts is significant. Kate has often told me she will never retire, a statement that is totally believable given her thirst for new and innovative ways to understand and serve the ever-increasing seniors population.

Frequently expanding her research beyond the borders of BC, Kate attends conferences and workshops throughout North America and returns with insightful information and creative concepts that could be applied to the BC seniors housing market. Now readers will benefit from her enthusiasm, knowledge and vision through this book, which is loaded with information useful to both experienced developers and operators as well as newcomers to the industry. From seniors demographics to trends in development, and everything in between, this book has it all, making it a must read.

Carole Holmes, President & CEO

inSite Housing, Hospitality & Health Services Inc.

Kate Mancer has outdone herself. This book is an impressive industry guide, filled with research and insights priceless not only for novices but also for seasoned and active participants in the seniors housing industry. A must-read for anyone contemplating a new project or reviewing existing facilities, for lenders, investors, market analysts and so many others. In the current unforgiving market, Canada’s leading market analyst in the field has given us an indispensable tool for success.

Rita C. Thibault

AACI, P.App