Apartment Complex Living in the Future

[debodun]

A few years ago, it was under consideration to build a senior living facility in an unused area of the local cemetery. I always thought that was a subtle message to the old folks.

 

[StarSong]

True. Also, years ago, the elderly would live with family a lot more than happens now. People aren't having anywhere near as many kids; people don't live on farms anymore where a small room for old grandma or grandpa could be added onto an existing farmhouse without too much money or work; now so many of the elderly's family live in rentals; even if they own their own home, there are all kinds of permits needed to add rooms onto homes (if it's even allowed in the first place). So there are fewer places for elderly to live.

If no longer able to manage in a house, or couldn't live fully independently, I'd rather move to Assisted Living or an ADU (like @Georgiagranny) than live the way you describe.

A small room in one of my kids' houses for old grandma or grandpa? No thanks. I'm betting that possibility motivated many retirees to move to FL, AZ and other warm states. The Villages would beat a room in one of my kids' homes by a country mile.

 

[OldOld]

A few years ago, it was under consideration to build a senior living facility in an unused area of the local cemetery. I always thought that was a subtle message to the old folks.

Senior living facility + mortuary + cemetery all in one neighborhood. That's a nice concept.

 

[Teacher Terry]

Four years ago, I sold my house and bought a condo. I absolutely love it. I bought on the top floor, which is only the third floor, and my balcony has a beautiful view of our courtyard. I have the long view of the courtyard so nobody can look into my balcony.

I use the steps most of the time, but we do have an elevator, which is great for when I’m bringing in groceries and other things I buy. I bought myself a cart so I don’t have to make one of them one trip. If you live on the bottom floor, you have a fence around your patio so you have no view at all.

 

[officerripley]

Four years ago, I sold my house and bought a condo. I absolutely love it. I bought on the top floor, which is only the third floor, and my balcony has a beautiful view of our courtyard. I have the long view of the courtyard so nobody can look into my balcony.

I use the steps most of the time, but we do have an elevator, which is great for when I’m bringing in groceries and other things I buy. I bought myself a cart so I don’t have to make one of them one trip. If you live on the bottom floor, you have a fence around your patio so you have no view at all.

That sounds like where I'd love to live (wish I could convince my huzz to move to somewhere like that but I don't think I'm ever getting out of here; my next stop is gonna be the nursing home or the morgue whichever comes first).

 

[Teacher Terry]

That sounds like where I'd love to live (wish I could convince my huzz to move to somewhere like that but I don't think I'm ever getting out of here; my next stop is gonna be the nursing home or the morgue whichever comes first).

I’m sorry that you are stuck somewhere you don’t want to be. Probably half the people are seniors so I have made some really good friends. Because we live in the same building we do spur of the moment get togethers if someone is bored as well as things we plan.

 

[officerripley]

I’m sorry that you are stuck somewhere you don’t want to be.

Thanks. I know some people don't like condo living but there are some nice condos around here and yeah, they're not cheap but they're certainly less than single-family homes. And we've got a real range of the different types of condos too, they range from studio-apartment type to ones with yards big enough to put a small in-ground swimming pool in. But my huzz hates them all, of course.