University Retirement Communities
Andrew Carle has been nationally recognized for his work in senior living and aging services. A 30-year senior living executive, he additionally served as Lead Faculty for the graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration at Georgetown University and as an award winning professor, Founder, and Executive-in-Residence for the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University.
In 2004 Mr. Carle defined terminology and categories for a new sector of technology – Nana” Technology™ (technology for older adults), including co-developing the SmartSole™, the first GPS tracking shoe for individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) at risk of wandering.
In 2006, he defined terminology and 5-criteria for a new model of senior living – University Based Retirement Communities (UBRCs)™, which have been recognized as the standard for communities meeting all five. In 2023, he Founded UniversityRetirementCommunities.com, the first directory, information, and certification website for URCs for the rapidly growing URC sector.
Mr. Carle is a past contributor to Forbes.com and his work has been featured or cited in or on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, CNN, PBS NewsHour, NPR, Bloomberg, MarketWatch Radio, The Washington Post, and U.S. News & World Report, among others, and in more than 100 senior housing and aging services publications. He is the 2024 recipient of the “Industry Ally” Pinnacle Award from McKnight’s News Service.