There’s a new kind of senior in town, and they’re not interested in the traditional notion of a retirement community. According to Forbes, in the third quarter of 2020, nearly 30 million Baby Boomers left their jobs, driven by the desire to lead a happier and more fulfilling life outside the workforce.
If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you’re part of this younger, more active cohort interested in wellness, fitness, travel, and spending time with all generations of your family. You don’t fit the profile of someone needing senior care, nor are you looking for a sedentary vanilla lifestyle.
Consider an Active Adult Community
When downsizing from a larger home, many retired older adults choose a type of senior living known as a 55+ community. It offers residential living and an exciting setting where they can meet and socialize with people their age. Fellowship Village offers all the perks of a 55+ community with another valuable advantage: we’re a Life Plan Community. Learn if a Life Plan Community, also known as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), is right for you.
Independent living in our communities focus on the carefree lifestyle you love. You’ll live the way you want to, but in a smaller residence more suitable for this new phase of your life, never having to worry about chores like mowing, laundry and housekeeping. Active adult communities like ours focus on wellness and activities, and feature services and amenities that give you all the advantages of lock-and-leave travel as well as fun experiences when you’re at home in the community.
What Matters When Choosing an Active Adult Community
Location
When you’re interested in a particular type of activity, such as golf, or want to live close to hiking trails, culture and recreational areas, or have access to opportunities for lifelong learning, it’s all about location. Each of FellowshipLIFE’s communities offer unique locations for active adults. Some are close to New York City and Philadelphia , while others are near the beach or along the river. In all of our communities, residents enjoy small-town charm along with easy access to world-class amenities, including fine restaurants, major transportation routes and five international airports.
Residences
Just because you’re downsizing doesn’t mean you have to live small. There should be a choice of floor plans to fit a range of budgets and lifestyles, from apartments to free-standing homes. For example, Fellowship Village offers 13 spacious floor plans ranging from 520 to over 4,000 square feet, including one- and two-bedroom apartments, villas, cottages and free-standing homes.
Lock-and-Leave Lifestyle
How easy will it be for you to simply pick up and go when you feel like it? Our communities offer a host of services to relieve the hassle and worry of being away. One phone call puts services like your dining plan on hold, and notifies campus security to be extra-attentive about keeping your home and its belongings safe. Cold weather on the way? Our security teams are on top of it and will send someone around to check on your house and turn on the heat and get the faucets dripping. Our communities can even recommend a pet sitting service for residents who can’t take their animal companions with them when they travel.
Services and Amenities
When you’re researching the ideal active adult community, you may notice there are big differences in the kinds of amenities and services. It’s important to tour to see for yourself what a community offers and decide if it appeals to you.
At FellowshipLIFE, our premier amenities and services add a high standard of comfort and convenience for residents. Our communities offer a wide range of services and amenities ranging from five-star dining and concierge services to an indoor pool, walking trails and state-of-the-art fitness center. Of course, each community offers a full roster of social activities, clubs and much more. See our communities for a full list of exact services and amenities offered at each.
Activities
The quality and thought a community invests in its activities, classes and events is a good clue to the overall experience you’ll have for years to come. If you’re looking for more stimulating choices than bingo games and jigsaw puzzles, opt for an active adult community with a full-time activity or fitness director. At FellowshipLIFE communities, the lifestyle committees and life enrichment directors ensure there’s a regular roster of wellness, entertainment and other programs. We also encourage residents to initiate and chair clubs and interest groups, so there are diverse activities that truly reflect our residents’ interests.
Stability
Do your due diligence to ensure the community you choose is financially stable and well managed. Does leadership have relevant experience in senior living, and do their values align with yours? When you tour, look for signs the community is investing in its infrastructure. Are the buildings and grounds well maintained? Are elevators, stairways, roofs and walkways in good working order? Ask other residents about the community and you’ll soon find out if there are any problems.
Moving Services
It’s a huge plus if the community you’re considering offers moving services. Selling your current home, decluttering, packing, and moving is a significant life change andFellowshipLIFE offers all the resources you need to navigate it. We’ll help you assess your floor plan, declutter, pack, move and unpack, saving you stress and costly mistakes.
Future Care
Why move twice? Making a smart retirement move calls for finding a community with everything you want and may ultimately need. And this includes healthcare. Fellowship Medical Group offers a medical director and specialists on-site, so there’s no need to leave the campus for routine exams and lab work. And because we’re a Life Plan Community with a continuum of on-site care, there’s no need to uproot and move again if you ever need long-term health services.
Talk to the Experts at FellowshipLIFE
With wonderful locations, inspired dining and enrichment, and plentiful opportunities to socialize and make friends with people with an enthusiasm for travel and zest for living, FellowshipLIFE’s senior living communities offer active adult living that’s truly unique. Nick Bottaro says, I’ve been in this industry for over 20 years, and I’m still amazed how many residents tell me, I wish we would have moved here sooner. There are just not many campuses that offer everything that Fellowship Village, a FellowshipLIFE community, does.
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