Quality Retirement Communities

Retirement Communities of the 21st Century

Retirement Communities Only about 7% of new retirees will think about moving to a retirement community immediately upon retiring, but a good deal of research is needed to select a community to fit your specific needs, so it is never too early to start exploring the choices.

Seven classifications of retirement communities are available to meet the needs of every active retiree's budget, recreational fancies, and socialization requirements. Here are you options in a nutshell.

Active Lifestyle Communities - These communities are designed to promote a rich life experience based on active recreation and social interaction with other retirees. Arts and crafts, dances and parties, swimming, exercise facilities, a clubhouse for entertaining, bicycling, bus tours, a woodworking shop, a day spa, housekeeping services, and fresh linens delivered to your door weekly are but a few amenities offered at these mini-communities.

An onsite bank, post office, library, grocery store, café, pub, card shop, storage units, WIFI equipped business center, a security staff, greenhouse, hair dresser/barber, serenity chapel, restaurants, and guest suites means you never have to leave the property unless you want to.

Golf Communities - Centered on 9 or 18-hole golf courses, these communities cater to those who live to chase the dimpled ball. Golf retirement communities are usually both private and gated, providing the promise of seclusion and exclusivity.

World class golf is but one of the attractions in these communities with a lake, pool, exercise facility, and massive clubhouse adorning most of these roomy communities. The number of property buyers is limited to preserve privacy, natural beauty, and serenity.

Upscale Retirement Communities Upscale Living - For those who wish to overcome the image problem sometimes associated with living in a retirement community, upscale retirement community offerings assure the monied retiree the best in gourmet dining and around the clock attentive service. Groomed golf courses, free enrollment at a prestigious university, cocktail hour on the veranda, in-room massage, full service day spas, and stretch limo trips to the grocery store are some of the everyday luxuries to be found whether you choose to rent a plush apartment, buy a comfortable condo, or purchase a million dollar home on these exclusive properties.

Manufactured Home Community Living - Lease a lot and have your new home delivered, built, and landscaped in a matter of weeks. Today's manufactured homes are attractive and customizable. They come in one or two story models, and cost 20-50% less than site-built homes. Over-55 adult manufactured home communities offer most of the amenities found in active lifestyle communities where apartment or condo living is common, but here you get the privacy of a single family residence and a yard of your own.

RV Retirement Communities - Even RV vagabonds need a place to call home, and RV communities provide a resort setting where you can set up camp in style. These ritzy gated communities come with an activities director, RV hook-ups, a nine-hole golf course with clubhouse, game rooms, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, tennis courts, swimming pool, hot tubs, sauna, steam room, exercise facilities, cable TV, library, computer room, laundry, gift shop, and barbeque grills. What more could a weary traveler want?

Rental Communities - These retirement communities provide the same types of housing and amenities found at active lifestyle or RV communities but offer short term rentals for snowbirds and seasonal occupants along with annual rentals. If you are a person who likes the time-share concept, a rental community will provide you the opportunity to live in several different scenic settings each year, and will permit your friends and family to visit you annually while they vacation at a resort location.

Continuing Care Communities - are you one of those people who just hate to pack and move? If so, a continuing care community will provide stability and predictability in your life. Communities found in this category offer facilities and amenities ranging from active lifestyles to skilled nursing care all located on the same property.

Go from independent living to assisted living without renting a U-haul or leaving your friends behind when the time comes to invite more caregivers into your life.

To find the retirement community that best suits you visit RetireNet.com and click on a locator map that will take you to the retirement communities in the city or state locale you have chosen as your next home.