DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The LCS Foundation, a Des Moines based not-for-profit organization, established a $100,000 endowment at Georgetown University to support the university’s recently inaugurated concentration in senior living administration, within the Master of Science in Aging and Health degree program. The Foundation supports the education and professional development of students pursuing careers in the field of senior living. The Georgetown University curriculum represents the only known graduate concentration dedicated exclusively to preparing the next generation of leaders for careers in the rapidly growing senior living industry.

The goal for the curriculum is to attract professionals with high levels of both education and experience, who can move more quickly into executive positions. The university’s inaugural class of students is completing a course in Senior Living Management & Operations during the Fall 2019 semester. The degree and concentration offer additional coursework in topics including aging populations, policy and research, health economics, and senior living sales and marketing, followed by a capstone practicum or community-based internship.

The senior living industry, including 55+ Active Adult, Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, and Life Plan Communities has grown exponentially in the past 30 years, to an estimated 40,000 communities housing more than 2 million seniors nationwide. As the Boomer population ages, the industry is expected to as much as double in size by 2050.

(More information can be found at lcsfoundationLCS.org.)