With the oldest baby boomers now turning 73, senior living communities populations could be increasing.. and changing.
According to Senior Housing News, the demand by seniors to not be called “seniors” is not one of vanity. It is one of realism. With life expectancy rising and health levels improving, the traditional notion of a “senior” is no longer relevant. Seniors know that, and their lifestyle demands reflect that understanding.
Today’s senior — and, crucially, tomorrow’s senior — wants an active lifestyle, a connection to the outside community and avenues to share their lifetime of experiences, skills, wisdom and knowledge. Their desires and demands are coalescing into an ever-expansive senior housing challenge and opportunity.
They are correct of course in that us baby boomers did resist being called "seniors" but I think those of us in our 70s now could care less. We will take a senior discount any day.
It's not so much what you call senior housing, it's what they offer and us boomers have a little something else in mind from what has been offered.
The Senior Housing News article is correct, we do want to be more active and that means more activities and more facilities should be offered. Also yes we live to "get off the reservation" and do some travel and interact with the outside world. Please do not cage us up!
There are quite a few well off baby boomers who can pay for an up to date version of the senior community as long as they offer us what we want. Senior Communities will be meeting the baby boomers soon enough, it's time they start changing.
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