HOT TRENDS FOR YOUR RETIREMENT LIVING

Mariam Kopsen
Aug 28, 2017 · 3 min read
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It’s finally time for retirement. We have endless freedom stretching in front of us, which means that we can spend our days doing whatever we like. If you are looking around to see what others are doing with their retirement years, check out these five trends for the young at heart.

Independent Retirement Living

Our Baby Boomer generation is retiring 10,000 strong daily at an age where it’s possible to extend quality of life like never before. We can work with doctors to keep ourselves active and our body behaving like that of a much younger person. Because of that, we can live independently for a lot longer.

Source: 5 HOT RETIREMENT LIVING TRENDS FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART

Shift to lifestyle retirement villages

Previously seniors scaled down to smaller homes or apartments. Some moved into nursing homes while others went to live with children. Today modern lifestyle villages are a far cry from the old age home, offering physical security, discreet healthcare, financial peace of mind and superb facilities and services. This is the new benchmark in retirement living which removes the hassle of managing your own home. The lifestyles on offer in these new villages are on par or better than staying in your own home.

Source: FUTURE TRENDS IN RETIREMENT LIVING

A retirement community is a residential community or housing complex designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves; however, assistance from home care agencies is allowed in some communities, and activities and socialization opportunities are often provided. Some of the characteristics typically are: the community must be age-restricted or age-qualified, residents must be partially or fully retired, and the community offers shared services or amenities.

Source: Retirement community

Retirement home trends boiling under

What the experts see as the future of retirement homes in North America:

- Destination retirement communities, with people from across the country gravitating to these purpose-built, expansive communities where residents can age in place

- More choices, including condominiums, townhouses, and bungalows, arranged in small and large settings to cater to increasing consumer expectation and market demands

- Larger suites in retirement residences

- More varied and lavish amenities and services, e.g. home theatre in every suite

- Greater range of innovative programming, including opportunities for continuing education

  • Higher levels of health-care services supporting aging in place

Source: Retirement Home Trends: Present & Future Developments in Senior Housing in North America

For seniors who have limited mobility but are still able to provide a great deal of their personal care, an assisted living facility is often the ideal option. Assisted living communities normally provide individual living space for the residents, such as an apartment or room. Meals are often provided and served in a common dining room, although some living units are equipped with compact kitchens where simple meals can be prepared. Assisted living facilities often provide supervised transportation to and from doctors’ appointments, organized shopping trips, and activities and amusements that the residents can enjoy together. Often, a nurse or other healthcare professional is on hand to assist the senior housing residents with taking medication on time and to also check in on each resident on a rotating basis.

Because the needs of different senior citizens vary, the range of senior housing facilities varies greatly. From housing that allows seniors to enjoy a great deal of autonomy while still providing attractive amenities and services to full care facilities that seek to care for the elderly when they cannot care for themselves, senior housing attempts to meet the needs of the senior citizen and help ensure their remaining years are as pleasant and comfortable as possible.

Source: What is Senior Housing?

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