One example: Conchy Bretos of Miami, one of the inaugural Purpose Prize winners in 2006 for her work creating the first public housing project to bring assistedliving services to its residents.
Harrison Street said it is focusing on a similar mix of assistedliving and memory-care units rather than housing for seniors who don't need any assistance.
Experts say that part of the problem is that nursing facilities are facing more competition from another type of housing for the elderly assisted living.