The price of a senior living community is usually driven by the available care options and geography. Because it costs more to live in a community in a metropolitan area — like Boston — than in a small city or town, a quality senior living lifestyle isn’t an option for more of the middle class. But 2LifeCommunities CEO Amy Shectman and her team realized that if they tweaked the traditional senior living model, they could offer first-rate programs and services AND be affordable. Enter Opus Newton: a new idea to put senior living within reach of the middle class.

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