Do you want to live in a "seniors" only area?

Nathan said:
No, I want to stay in 'normal life' as much as I possibly can.
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I feel alignment with this sentiment.

However I can imagine some benefits of a more closed old farts' community as well.

I guess I'd be more worried about the many potential negatives of neighbors so strongly attracted by isolation from greater society. There are already enough busybodies with too much time on their hands walking Cujo up and down barely controlled and sneering disapprovingly at the cut of my lawn.
 
My condo complex has all ages but many are seniors. When it was built in 1978 the ccrc’s were extremely kid unfriendly so we rarely have kids here. They can’t play in the courtyard and no pets there either. So there’s no outdoor spaces that they can use. That’s actually one of the reasons I bought here. The 55+ communities here are extremely expensive plus most are houses and I wanted a condo.
 
We lived in a +55 MHP for 15 ears. We moved to an apartment at the beach 2 years ago. There is a lot of activity on the promenade, the beach, and the ocean. When I go back to the MHP, it is like a ghost town.
 
dilettante said:
I feel alignment with this sentiment.

However I can imagine some benefits of a more closed old farts' community as well.

I guess I'd be more worried about the many potential negatives of neighbors so strongly attracted by isolation from greater society. There are already enough busybodies with too much time on their hands walking Cujo up and down barely controlled and sneering disapprovingly at the cut of my lawn.
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My brother lives in a Del Webb senior community in NW Las Vegas, very nice- has several community centers with tennis / pickle ball courts, saunas and gymnasiums, one has a swimming pool. That all sounds appealing, maybe I'll re-consider my view in a few years when I get really tired of the "lawn-care" at this house, which is just a seasonal battle of grooming 2-1/2 acres of weeds. I just don't like the idea of having an HOA, I like the hands-off approach that the county gov't has with this rural area.
 
Nathan said:
I just don't like the idea of having an HOA
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Around here, there are some condos, usually the "apartment"-style kind, that everyone who owns one is on the HOA board so you don't run into that problem of a terrible HOA president or a handful of terrible board members doing stuff you disagree with; since you're automatically on the board, you have a little more control. And when it comes to HOA fees, that's certainly a financial consideration, but around here the most expensive HOA fees I know of are only a little more than half of the rent for a 1-bedroom apartment in a half-way decent area.
 
I would love to live in a seniors only apartment complex, however my husband is happy here where we live now, and there is no way that he would ever consider moving anywhere else.
He has a large yard and a big workshop, and friends that he visits with ; so for him, everything is just fine.

A few years ago, I was having dizzy spells occasionally because of my heart, so I stopped driving just in case I had a bad dizzy spell when I was behind the wheel of our car.
Now, he does not want me to go anywhere alone, and he likes being at home; so I feel like I am trapped here and can’t even go grocery shopping like I used to.
I am not complaining, I have a good life; but if it were just me, I would move in a heartbeat.

I would like to live in one of the senior complexes where they have libraries and movies and an area for people to just sit around and visit, and then I could make friends and have people to visit with again.
Some of those apartments have exercise facilities and swimming pools, and that would be perfect for me, at this time in my life.
When it is too cold or too hot, I can’t be outside in the yard anyway, so spring and late fall are about the only real time I can actually enjoy having the yard.
 
We lived in a 55+ Del Webb community in Arizona for some years. There were over 100 clubs and organizations to join. Worked well.
When we returned to Florida we found another 55+ community, this one quite as not as big. Will never go back to an all age place.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I would love to live in a seniors only apartment complex, however my husband is happy here where we live now, and there is no way that he would ever consider moving anywhere else.
He has a large yard and a big workshop, and friends that he visits with ; so for him, everything is just fine.

A few years ago, I was having dizzy spells occasionally because of my heart, so I stopped driving just in case I had a bad dizzy spell when I was behind the wheel of our car.
Now, he does not want me to go anywhere alone, and he likes being at home; so I feel like I am trapped here and can’t even go grocery shopping like I used to.
I am not complaining, I have a good life; but if it were just me, I would move in a heartbeat.

I would like to live in one of the senior complexes where they have libraries and movies and an area for people to just sit around and visit, and then I could make friends and have people to visit with again.
Some of those apartments have exercise facilities and swimming pools, and that would be perfect for me, at this time in my life.
When it is too cold or too hot, I can’t be outside in the yard anyway, so spring and late fall are about the only real time I can actually enjoy having the yard.
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Sounds like you and I are in the very same situation. I too am grateful for my good life but also get very lonely. I think that you and I are members of a very large club unfortunately; I keep hearing about more and more women of our age group in the same situation; these old men are really stubborn about moving. Hugs to you.
 
I currently really like my neighbors. I am sandwiched between two families. I get to see children grow, parents tear their hair out. Plus in my situation I do not have to explain much about my own living. I find older folks to be much mire inclined to revert to black/white thinking and I am enjoying the grey.
 
Muskrat said:
in my situation I do not have to explain much about my own living. I find older folks to be much mire inclined to revert to black/white thinking and I am enjoying the grey.
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I agree. While I do enjoy sometimes being with people my own age or older since they understand all too well aging's challenges and are therefore sympathetic, younger people do seem to be more accepting of my weirdnesses. ("Oh, you like horror movies and books? That's cool!" Or, "Oh, you chose not to have kids? That's cool!")
 
We moved to 55+ Sun City when the previous "normal" neighborhood sprouted adult children moving "back home" during the last recession.
Cars parked everywhere! (n)
Noise and commotion.... the bane of sensible seniors. 🤬
 

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