Why would people want to live in a 55 plus community?

boliverchadsworth said:
I have researched this a lot ....and I agree with this person this is for your information only I don't care if you have an opinion or comment or not...take it or leave it.

Why would people want to live in a 55 plus community?
When we first moved to one, the reasons were simple.
  • We wanted to use the pool without brats jumping over our heads and barely missing us and splashing us.
  • We yearned for the quiet that kids rob us of.
  • We thought it would be safer and well protected.
  • We were under the impression that seniors were mature and would gather well and it would be a great community.
None of that turned out to be the reality.
  • Senior communities aren’t void of bratty kids. They bring their grandkids to the pool.
  • Senior communities aren’t quiet. Most have relatives living with them who make more noise than kids.
  • Senior communities are far from safe. Hookers and drug dealers and swindlers frequent these communities and prey on lonely seniors, often ripping them off.
  • Seniors are often so immature you have senior bullying, senior gossip, senior cliques, you name it.
We found that this was the worst apartment complex we had ever moved into. So we bought a home and now have everything we dreamed of.

Our friend lives in one of these communities still, though, He hates the petty bitches that click and cluck over all their gossip. He hates the angry men, who have no testosterone but still try to act tough. He hates the bickering, the lies, the deaths all of it.

I wouldn’t live with seniors again if the government paid me to. I’ve never seen a more dysfunctional community.
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In answer to the question, WHY. I live in a 71/2' x 11' room behind my daughters family home. I have a toilet and a sink. No way to cook or take a shower. The plan was they would share meals with me and that quickly went by the wayside. I'm old and eat at different times than she and hers. After waiting several times to get a text that a meal was ready only to find they had gone to friends or out to dinner. I chose to start buying easy snack type stuff and feed myself. They also eat very late and at my age eating late is a sure way to ruin a good nights sleep. When needing to shower, I need to check and see if the timing is right. They have a baby now that is napping a lot. When I do get in I need to clear the tub of kids toys. I'm an amputee and need a stool to get in the tub and one to sit on while in the tub. These are kept in a cabinet. When I am done it all goes back the way is was when I came in. I am not bitching, only stating these, to most, simple issues. I love my family and so appreciate their generosity and thoughtful gift. It really is just how nice it would be to cook ( and I love to cook) my own meals and to walk into my bathroom when I want and take a shower. I am fortunate that I have warm, and cool, dry place to be. There are so many that are not so fortunate. That is my WHY. There is more but this as good a why as any.
 

I like my 55+ community a lot. Even as hot as it is now, there are lots of folks out daily walking and riding their bikes…& there’s usually plenty going on down at the clubhouse for those that are interested. And then there’s me, a genuine to-the-bone homebody. But since amenities are so close to the homestead even i venture out once in awhile for some human companionship...there’s something about the convenience of it all that appeals to me at this stage of the game🎈
 
boliverchadsworth said:
I have researched this a lot ....and I agree with this person this is for your information only I don't care if you have an opinion or comment or not...take it or leave it.

Why would people want to live in a 55 plus community?
When we first moved to one, the reasons were simple.
  • We wanted to use the pool without brats jumping over our heads and barely missing us and splashing us.
  • We yearned for the quiet that kids rob us of.
  • We thought it would be safer and well protected.
  • We were under the impression that seniors were mature and would gather well and it would be a great community.
None of that turned out to be the reality.
  • Senior communities aren’t void of bratty kids. They bring their grandkids to the pool.
  • Senior communities aren’t quiet. Most have relatives living with them who make more noise than kids.
  • Senior communities are far from safe. Hookers and drug dealers and swindlers frequent these communities and prey on lonely seniors, often ripping them off.
  • Seniors are often so immature you have senior bullying, senior gossip, senior cliques, you name it.
We found that this was the worst apartment complex we had ever moved into. So we bought a home and now have everything we dreamed of.

Our friend lives in one of these communities still, though, He hates the petty bitches that click and cluck over all their gossip. He hates the angry men, who have no testosterone but still try to act tough. He hates the bickering, the lies, the deaths all of it.

I wouldn’t live with seniors again if the government paid me to. I’ve never seen a more dysfunctional community.
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Thank you for posting. My hubby and I thought about living in one prior to buying the home we currently live in. They were expensive homes...very nice but pretty expensive. Our best bet is to make this our last spot... I am 62 - he is 60.
 

My sister lives in one of the new Sun City developments and it is a very nice area. Nice homes, clean streets, everything is very clean. She loves it there and I am happy for her. I have to admit though, when I go to the grocery store by her home and only see people close to my age or older I kind of feel odd. If I moved into a location close to her I think I would miss the variety of people that I see where I live. Sun City is kind of a unique place though. I have thought of moving to a 55 plus type of complex from time to time. That is different then moving into what is practically a 55 plus city.
 
Not my ideal way of living, homes to close to one another, I’d rather stay put right where I’m close to the river Murray, it’s peaceful and quiet till the kookaburras start laughing in the mornings.
RL Parrots visit by the thousands in the afternoon / evenings I wouldn’t swap it for 10 homes in a stuffy retirement village……no thank you

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MarkinPhx said:
My sister lives in one of the new Sun City developments and it is a very nice area. Nice homes, clean streets, everything is very clean. She loves it there and I am happy for her. I have to admit though, when I go to the grocery store by her home and only see people close to my age or older I kind of feel odd. If I moved into a location close to her I think I would miss the variety of people that I see where I live. Sun City is kind of a unique place though. I have thought of moving to a 55 plus type of complex from time to time. That is different then moving into what is practically a 55 plus city.
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The community that my hubby and I looked at..it seemed like a ghost town. No one was out walking their dog, etc. I would feel like you, I would miss the variety of people.
 
I bought a home in a brand-new 55 plus community in lacey, WA. Homes in there range from about 500k to 900k, they are beautiful, it was a horrible experience, I sold in 7 months to get out of there. The gossip was horrible, it was a bunch of immature widows mainly who had no manners it was like high school with little clicks, it was terrible. the houses were very small lots which was fine, except the builder lined up a lot of homes windows, so you looked right into your neighbor's house, even the bathroom. They are still selling new homes there because it is a new community, they also said they were building a pool, I left there 3 years ago still no pool. Horrible place and waste of money. There is another 55 plus community in Lacey, that looks a lot better, it has more activities and a beautiful pool, it has been there for a while and it is building new homes, these homes and the existing homes have more privacy even with a small lot and I have thought about trying to get information about that community, but I do not want to be around a bunch of people who have no manners and no class, who act like they are in High School. I am retired executive Manager and I was very surprised at the conduct of these people. One of them was supposed to have been a retired doctor, so I thought I would be living in a community with other professionals, the professionals I know have manners.
 

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