Solutions for the Seniors Industry

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​“In the next decade individuals aged 65 and older will come to represent one out of every five U.S. citizens and control more than half of  discretionary income. Their demographic and economic influence will extend to the farthest reaches of American society – from entertainment, to travel, food, 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 has received national and international recognition for his work in the senior living industry. He currently serves as Faculty and Lead Instructor for the graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration at Georgetown University, in Washington, DC. Prior to Georgetown, Mr. Carle served as an award winning professor and Founding Director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, which established the first undergraduate curricula for the field.

In addition to his work in academia, Mr. Carle has earned recognition for defining a new category of senior housing - University Based Retirement Communities (UBRCs) - and serves as Founder of www.UniversityRetirementCommunities.com, offering the first directory, information resource, and certification program for university retirement communities nationwide. In 2004, he defined a new sector of technology - "Nana" Technology (technology for older adults) - and as part of his work co-developed the SmartSole™, the first GPS tracking shoe for individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) at risk of wandering. In 2012 the technology was included in an exhibition of the "100 Most Important Inventions in History” by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. As an additional part of his ADRD work, Mr. Carle specializes in the design of "Next Generation" memory care environments, with his design for Shenandoah Memory Care at The Virginian Life Plan Community in Fairfax, VA receiving the National Gold award during the 2022 Environments for Aging Remodel & Renovation Competition. From 2017-19 he served as the Senior Consultant - Health Intelligence for J.D. Power and Associates, for whom he led development of the first national customer satisfaction and certification program for the senior living industry.

Mr. Carle has more than 35 years of executive level senior housing and healthcare experience, including serving as Chief Operating Officer for a national Top-10 senior housing provider with nearly 100 communities, as a founding executive and Vice President for another Top-10 senior living provider, and as a CEO, COO, and Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing for hospitals and vertically integrated healthcare systems. Concurrent with his university work, he serves as President of Carle Consulting, LLC, with clients including AARP, APPLE, Nintendo, UnitedHealthcare, and numerous senior living, aging services, and academic organizations.

Mr. Carle is a past contributor on issues of senior housing, aging, and technology for Forbes.com and his work has been featured or cited in or on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NPR, Bloomberg News, and U.S. News & World Report, among others, and in more than 100 senior housing, aging services industry, and technology publications. He has published numerous articles and presented at more than 50 national and international conferences, including providing the keynote address at the 25th Australian Congress on Aging. His book, “Moments, Memories, and Mission: Stories from the Field of Assisted Living,” received a Silver Award during the 15th Annual National Mature Market Media competition. He is the recipient of the "Industry Ally"  Pinnacle Award from McKnight's News Service, a “Best of the Best in Aging Services” Award from Aging News Alert, the “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, and “Senior Faculty - Master Teacher Award” from George Mason University. In 2010, Mr. Carle was recognized as one of six “People of Influence” for the senior housing industry by Senior Living Executive magazine. He is a highly sought national and international keynote speaker for the aging services industries.

Through Carle Consulting, LLC Mr. Carle continues to serve as a consultant to the senior living industry, academic institutions, technology companies, and related business organizations seeking to enter or grow within the aging services sector.