The demand for space in assisted-living facilities has continued to go up, despite a small decrease in 2007. In fact, the National Investment Center (NIC) for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry reported that occupancy rates rose slightly between the third and fourth quarters of 2008, from 83.9% to 89.4%.

The Village at Gordon House, an assisted living facility located in Orange County, Virginia, has introduced a new bed-and-breakfast standard of living for the elderly. Less than a two-hour drive from Washington, D.C., the facility is nestled among antebellum homes in historic Gordonsville, in close proximity to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia.