WALTHAM, MA–Massachusetts Assisted Living Association President and CEO Brian Doherty will speak at the Boston’s 12th Annual Assisted Living and Senior Housing Conference on Feb. 27, 2025, at the Burlington Marriott Hotel in Burlington, MA, the Boston Real Estate Times announced today.
The Assisted Living and Senior Housing Conference will be held from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, and is organized annually by the Boston Real Estate Times, one of the largest commercial real estate digital, video and print media in New England.
Mr. Doherty will speak on regulatory changes in the assisted living industry since the rules governing the industry as a distinct setting were created in 1995. One of the big recent changes in the industry has been the creation of an Assisted Living Residences Commission to discuss and make recommendations on regulations.
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As the CEO of Massachusetts Assisted Living Association, Mr. Doherty leads the assisted living organization, known as Mass-ALA. It is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to professionally operated assisted living residences in Massachusetts that provide housing and services for individuals with varied needs and income levels.
Mr. Doherty has served Mass-ALA since 2018. His successful leadership was recognized by the national association for senior living, Argentum, which named him a 2022 Champion of Seniors Awardee. As assisted living is a relatively new and fast-growing sector, and an innovative model of a social wellness environment, Mr. Doherty focuses on educating policy makers and the public on its beneficial role in healthy aging. This includes legislative and regulatory advocacy, and the production and promotion of consumer resources including the Assisted Living Resource Guide, which is published annually and provided free to members of the public.
Mr. Doherty has a proven record in association management, having successfully led associations in different sectors. He served as Executive Director at the Massachusetts Psychological Association and, prior to that, as CEO of the Northeast Association of REALTORS®. In a volunteer capacity, he currently serves as Immediate Past Chair of the New England Society of Association Executives, where he has served on the Board since 2018.
“The US assisted living facility market size was valued at USD 91.8 billion in 2022, and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 5.5 percent from 2023 to 2030,” says a report from Grand View Research. “Major factor driving the market growth is the growing geriatric population seeking companionship, security, and assistance with daily activities, are residing in ALFs.”
You will learn the following at the conference:
- What is driving the assisted living facility market in New England?
- What are some of the latest trend in design such facilities?
- Difference between Assisted Living and Senior Housing facilities?
- Changing local regulations and care models.
- Public funding options for such facilities?
- How to identify opportunities to capitalize on growing demand for assisted living and senior housing?
“The conference will focus on challenges and opportunities face by the Senior and Assisted Living industry in the light of changing local and state regulations, including rising healthcare costs, an ageing population, increased longevity and the state of demand for senior living facilities,” said Upendra Mishra, publisher of the Boston Real Estate Times and its sister publication Life Sciences Times.
Date: Feb. 27, 2025
Time: 7:00 am-10:00 am
Venue: Burlington Marriott Hotel, Burlington, MA.
