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More Seniors Opting for Nontraditional Retirement Communities

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soundtracks of AL 5:23AM July 17, 2009

Please consider us in your retirement options - we offer independent living in a rural environment - an hour NW of Dayton, OH. We have all the amenities most retirees want - major stores - safe community -low-cost of living and a safe environment.
www.bhrc.org - Come for a visit, we'd love to show you around.

Jan of OH 11:16AM June 09, 2009

My wife and I are age 68 and 62 respectively. We are looking for a place where we can live with some dignaty. We have one pet "Chelsie" a Shetland Sheep dog (Sheltie), weight 20 lbs.
Can you help us?
We can relocate anywhere.

Jim Hulse of MO 11:53AM March 04, 2009

"Years ago, the average person who reached retirement age did NOT seek alternative retirement living (unless they were wealthy and could relocate to Florida); most average people, like my family members, simply wanted to reside in their own homes, close to family, or with their children.
And years ago, children didn't place their aging elders in nursing homes or long-term care facilities...they cared for them. Of course, back then, love and loyalty prevailed and unless their elder was afflicted by severe "senility or a mental disorder" and became unmanageable, elders remained with their families in familiar surroundings.
The only other option in those days was usually state-run facilities which were the worst and still are. The bigger issue may be that adult children simply shirk off any responsibility regarding their parents' health and welfare and leave it to those in the system who oftentimes, don't have the qualifications necessary, nor a clue how to properly treat or care for them.

Louis of DE 3:10PM February 28, 2009

Please see my blog posts (www.ageinplacetech.com) on adding more tech into NORCs
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http://www.ageinplacetech.com/content/more-ideas-next-iterations-senior-villages
And on the idea of evolving NORCs from Assisted Living Facilities that can't recruit residents whose houses won't sell.

Laurie Orlov of FL 7:34AM February 28, 2009

to eat, live in your own home, drive to places, be with friends, have end-of-life health care and not run out of money---or you can't.
An upcoming era of a flat stock market and bank interest rates amounting to nothing is going to put many---maybe most---retirees in the latter category.
Find me some adult children with aging parents who want to cut Social Security and Medicare "for the sake of younger folks" and I'll show you some people who either have rich parents---or they're nuts.

Muser of NM 1:35PM February 27, 2009