anyone here live in senior only housing?

[KarenS]

22. We live in Senior Apartments

Last edited Sun Apr 27, 2025, 08:33 AM - Edit history (1)

Cons: some can be very 'clique-ish' ~ gossipy ~ think Junior High School ~ some have very costly buy-ins (not ours ~ we have month to month rent)

Pros: Many have an activities Director ~ Many have a club house with meeting rooms/card rooms, swimming pool, ballroom/activity room/ golf course ~ fitness center ~ I learned to line dance plus Other dance lessons ~ Organized game nights ~ outside entertainment brought in ~ Artsy-craftsy kinds of activities ~ Speakers ~ Movies ~ no one asks you to baby-sit ~ gets you around people ~ some have transportation to appointments/shopping

Mind you I live in the East Valley of the Phoenix Metro area ~ lots and lots of Seniors here. Used to lived in an Over 55 Active Community in a Manufactured Home,,,, Now we are in Senior Independent Living Apartments ~ these have all of the above "Pro" plus they cook our meals and we can go to eat in a Community Dining room or deliver to our apartment or we can do our own cooking and they clean our apartments (if we want ~ every week) ~ Dogs only on the ground floor and cannot be in the indoor areas, we have very small patios to take our dog out around the property for a walk ~ a company that does physical therapy has an office here in the building,,, covered parking or garages for those that still have cars,,,,

folks that live these apartments range in age from 70s to 90s and are mostly healthy.

It was a good decision for us to move here. My Husband is less social than I,,,, so we are both pleased.

But I will say we are spending the children's inheritance. There wasn't a huge amount anyway but,,,


on edit: I took this from another post I made in March and added to it.