| "Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later | | | | specific needs. These communities are specially |
| in life" | | | | designed for specific purposes like golf, tennis, |
| What is a Retirement Community? | | | | swimming, fishing or other social and sports activities. |
| According to Wikipedia - "A retirement community, or | | | | These communities could be just 'active' i.e., will take |
| active adult community, is a very broad, generic term | | | | care of the activities or 'supportive and active' , |
| that covers many variation of housing for retirees | | | | which other than activities will provide supportive |
| and seniors - especially designed or geared for people | | | | help, like healthcare and residential facilities. These |
| who no longer work, or restricted to those over a | | | | communities generally have experts to organize the |
| certain age". | | | | fun activities and to keep everybody engaged. |
| Retirement communities are basically special groups | | | | Advantages of Retirement communities |
| of retired people, who have a common interest or | | | | The biggest benefit of retirement communities is to |
| passion and leisure to pursue it together. They do | | | | get like minded companions and comrades to live |
| not have to earn a salary or any specific | | | | with and pursue life's goals and happiness together. It |
| commitments. Though these communities always | | | | provides the warmth and sustenance most desired at |
| prefer a place far away from busy life and city | | | | this point of life. |
| center to live in, but they are not same as | | | | Different communities provide different activities. |
| retirement homes. These communities are specially | | | | Some enthuse the inmates to travel together. Some |
| built by the like-minded senior citizens, who enjoy | | | | provides medical facilities. Special retirement |
| common passion and want to live life to the fullest. | | | | communities even help retirees having incurable |
| Retire communities are specially designed | | | | disease like Alzheimer's. |
| Retirement is a special time of life. People generally | | | | Most of the communities enjoy tax benefits and pay |
| do not want to be bothered with lots of worries and | | | | much lower taxes. |
| responsibilities. Children are grown up. Most of the | | | | Some communities provide rental and other low |
| life's goals are achieved. So they crave for the peace | | | | taxed-amenities, keeping in mind that after |
| of mind and healthy recreational facilities and to live | | | | retirement, people generally earn lesser. |
| happily. Retirement community caters to these | | | | |