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At current ratios of licensed skilled nursing and assisted living units to population, seniors will require 300,000 more beds by the end of this decade and a million in 15 years.—Tom Wolzien, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026 As for the senior living community, the independent living units would be subject to the same affordable living requirements, but Leo Brown Group has requested an exemption from providing these units and from a fee-in-lieu payment, per the city.—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026 They would be marketed to seniors seeking independent living facilities in a community setting; McLean already has about 130 independent living units along with roughly 70 assisted-living spaces and 90 nursing care beds.—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2026 Housing landscape Sioux Falls added almost 2,000 new living units in 2025, including 1,168 in multi-family housing (apartments), 357 in single-family housing and 403 in townhomes.—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for living unit