There is no single definition or description for the communities we have designed and developed for our senior adults to live in. Retirement home fits in one context, but these are typically buildings where health care is the primary concern. Retirement community fits in a different context where the design and flow of the environment leans towards community activities and socialization. The former description is geared for those folks who can’t easily take care of themselves where the latter is designed for the older people who are more mobile and like to participate in a variety of activities. There are other types of retirement communities available to the senior citizen depending upon the lifestyle they wish to have. Some of these include Independent living communities which offer no personal services. Subsidized housing communities for lower income seniors. Continuing Care facilities and Leisure Lifestyle communities.
Senior Living Roseland NJ fits into the leisure lifestyle category. A leisure oriented retirement community is designed to offer the guest the opportunities and facilities to pursue a large variety of recreational activities. Keeping active is more than a path to relieve boredom, it can be an excellent therapeutic tool to keep seniors active and healthy. Most leisure oriented facilities provide a wide array of activities although many of them are informal. This type of retirement community has actually been around for some time even though it may not have been considered as a leisure oriented establishment. In earlier incarnations leisure communities may have been affiliated with fraternal organizations and religious societies.
As leisure oriented communities continued to develop the designers and management realized the need for more luxurious retirement communities. This began the push for more club like facilities which were designed to guide the seniors towards a more relaxed lifestyle with enhanced leisure pursuits. This resulted in the development of two levels of leisure based retirement facilities. One set aimed at the lower income individuals and another level of retirement living for those folks who could afford the more expensive retirement communities. Both types of leisure oriented communities serve the purpose and it is often observed that the people living in one version are content to stay where they are.
