| Retirement is a time in which everyone looks forward | | | | different places today. Many communities and mobile |
| to it. Retirement means no more work, and living the | | | | home parks cater to a certain age group only. Since |
| good life on easy street. A lot of people choose to | | | | this is the case, there won't be a bunch of young |
| retire to a community, because most of them are able | | | | children for the retiree to worry about. They often |
| to cater to the persons needs. Retirement | | | | have group outings and movie nights in which |
| communities have come a long way over the years, | | | | everyone can come out and enjoy an evening with |
| and there are a log of good reasons why someone | | | | one another. Most retirement communities are in large, |
| would want to retire to one. When someone retires to | | | | beautiful areas that include a golf course, a club house, |
| a community, they are going to be living with other | | | | a swimming pool, tennis courts, and usually a small |
| retirees who have the same living interests and | | | | gym. |
| conditions in mind. They will look after each other and | | | | Certain people may feel intimidated to move into a |
| do many things together. | | | | place where they don't know anybody, and there are |
| The first master-planned active retirement community | | | | many people who have a hard time finding their place, |
| built specifically for active adults, was Del Webb's | | | | or fitting in with everyone. |
| unique vision. It was an immediate success, as it offers | | | | For someone to retire to a community means they will |
| residents 55 and over, a special and rewarding lifestyle | | | | have less worries. Most have a large assortment of |
| unparallel at the time. This new community became a | | | | different housing choices, ranging from the really big |
| meeting place for new friends and new interests, a | | | | house to the comfortable, simple, smaller houses. |
| new place to call home. | | | | Generally, in a community, the retiree does not have to |
| Sun City, Arizona was the first of its kind in the nation. | | | | upkeep the landscaping either, as the community will |
| Today, the Del Webb's family communities are | | | | take care of it for them. The retiree is given freedom |
| currently in more than twenty states, offering | | | | to do whatever they wish to do with their backyard. |
| opportunities for people to enrich their life. Sun City | | | | They are usually very beautiful places with miles and |
| community is planning to make 2010 a very special | | | | miles of walking space. You can also enjoy a bike ride |
| year to celebrate its 50th anniversary. | | | | in a community. |
| A retirement community can be found in a lot of | | | | |