A growing number of developments are springing up across the UK for seniors who aren’t quite ready to settle into a hum-drum routine. These active retirement communities are changing the face of retirement living. Today, people over 55 or 60 have plenty of options, often in their own back yard, when it comes to finding a retirement flat.
Pride of Ownership
Rather than explaining that you sold your home because it was too much to manage, imagine explaining to your long-time friends and family members that you’ve just invested in a modern retirement apartment. Sure, they might roll their eyes at first, but once you’ve explained the benefits of living in a new retirement community, you’ll be surprised to see how quickly even the most-staunch cynic comes around.
After all, a good retirement flat is usually part of a bespoke facility designed to meet the needs of active seniors. Not only catering to your desire to be part of a bustling community, but also providing the reassurance of a safe, maintenance-free environment.
Freedom of Choice
Because retirement housing has specific controls relating to who can live in the flats of any given development, you won’t have to worry about loud music keeping you up at night or having your cookout spoilt by hooligans in the nearby park. Instead, you can engage in a friendly conversation with the neighbours in an owners’ lounge, have your family over for a meal in your well-appointed flat or go out and do whatever it is you most enjoy.
Plus, the freedom that ownership brings can’t be ignored. You’re able to have your own private phone and post delivery, as well as keep your pet with you in most cases. Also, you’re able to decorate your retirement flat to suit your own taste. And, because someone else is charged with ensuring the building itself is properly cared for, you haven’t got to worry about anything that is, apart from how you’re going to spend your free time.
Enjoying Your Retirement
The main thing about retirement is that you’ve worked your whole life for it so you may as well enjoy yourself now that you’ve retired. Many people worry that a retirement home won’t suit their lifestyle or will mean they’re living too far from friends, family and colleagues to socialise properly throughout the year. However, today’s active retirement housing options provide flats and apartments for people across the UK often very near their existing home.
A good retirement home will help you make the transition by providing support for you and your family, such as a moving service, a welcoming reception area and those homey touches that make the community areas of the development more friendly than clinical. What’s more, active retirement communities are packed with like-minded seniors interested in making the most of their time. This means there’re plenty of activities to choose from, and plenty of new neighbours to meet with interests similar to yours.