Retirement community

Figuring out where to live- and how to live- as the years creep up is one of the essential dilemmas you’ll face as you get older. Not everyone has a choice in the matter, and indeed homelessness is becoming an ever bigger problem among older adults. But for those who…

It’s a perennial question for many of us: Should we stay or should we go? The thought of moving can be overwhelming to many and, in fact, data seems to show that 70% of baby boomers plan to retire in a home they’ve already owned, rather than move elsewhere. While…

For many of us, our college years were some of the best days of our lives: Spending hours engaged in deep and serious conversation, studying subjects about which we felt passionate, engaging with excited and curious peers and faculty, and enjoying opportunities to experience new social and cultural events. If…

As we previously posted about the idea of “aging in place,” a majority of older adults seem ready and willing to live out their days in the communities in which they have lived rather than move out of the area or enter a long-term care community. Real estate data seems…

Once you’ve finally made the decision to “retire” (or at least transition to a different type and style of “post-retirement” work), your priorities for living- be they cost, quality of life, leisure time, or something else- may lead you to decide it’s time to move. Maybe you want to prioritize…

If you’re one of the legions of people who have retired (or have been “retired”) in the wake of the pandemic, or if the pandemic has pushed you to reconsider what’s important in your life, you may now be pondering where in the world to go. Maybe it’s time to…