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Posted by cameron_smith (My Page) on Tue, Mar 11, 08 at 11:57
Hi all,
I am a working professional and employed in the police department in California will be retiring the next month and want to find a good retiring community. I have been talking friends about this and have got suggestions from them but would like to take your help in finding better solutions. Can you people help me find a good one that can make me feel a better person there and make my rest of the life peaceful.
Thanks in advance!
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| It’s really a sad feature of our life to work in a place for a long time and leave it in due time. I believe that every person requires some company at any point in his life and it’s very important to find the right one. I would like you to know that Bomhome is a good place to find the place you are searching for. There are people sharing same kind of interests and it also provides a retirement community rating .I hope that you would consider this a useful suggestion. |
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| "can make me feel a better person there and make my rest of the life peaceful." You're asking an awful lot from a retirement community. Maybe if you can find one with a guru or something. |
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| when a "minor outlying isle" is listed as home, I get a little leary. Spam, spam and more spam. |
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| The retirement community choices are mind-boggling. There are so many of them all over the country. The problem is finding the right one FOR YOU. That depends on how old you are, how good your health is, whether you think you will need "assisted living" some time down the road, whether you like being in an "organized living" setting, or prefer being on your own. Some people, myself included (I'm 72 & my wife is 72) are a little reluctant to go into a place where everybody is OLD. It's not that we have anything against old people. After all, we're old too. But we prefer being in a setting where there is diversity in age, life circumstances, etc. But as we age, we may go into a place classified as a Continuing Care Retirement Center. They're costly and they vary greatly in admission criteria and financial structure. But they all have independent living, either a house or apartment, as a starting situtation. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF WHEN YOU FIRST GO IN. But then, some time later, if you need assistance of any kind, for shopping, cleaning, trips to the doctors office, filling prescriptions, etc., it's available to you. And if things take a turn for the worst and you need round-the-clock nursing care, there's a nursing facility on the premises. These places of course have lots of organized activities to keep you busy, if you choose to take part. So, the world is your oyster. Happy hunting. |
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| I live in a patio home development and it suits me fine. I am surrounded by older people, but I am fine with that. Being with older people I realize my aches and pains, memory loss is a common problem with us all. Since most don't work a job anymore we get to know each other better. when it's warm you see 2 or 3 or more standing around the mail box visiting. There are always someone walking on our quiet streets. If we don't "appear" for a couple of days someone comes along or calls to see if you are ok. 95% of the out side work is done for us, when it snows I just sit and go ahhh when I hear shovels and the machine outside. there is no way I would move to an apartment retirement center, no sharing walls with anyone ever again. |
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| Would you consider moving to the midwest..... From what you can sell your property in California, you can buy a very nice home and have a lot of $$$ left over. We have good clean air to breathe and crime is low....so come on over to the middle of the states where we have the changing of seasons and a much slower life-style. |
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| Boy, did I just get a big surprise! I used to live in, and now live near, London, Ontario ... ... a city that was just designated to be in a tie for second place in an evaluation of many U.S. and Canadian cities regarding a good place to retire - in a study carried out by an emeritus professor at a Univ. in California. When I went to Yahoo Canada's Finance section, then looked at Retirement, they had a story on the best places to retire. As I said, according to that prof., my city tied for second in his evaluation! Whadda ya know! Here's the link (better look soon - don't know how long it may be available ... you know how quickly the internet changes): http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/retirement/article/canadianbusiness/28/theyre-golden-the-best-places-to-retire They gave the title of his presentation, but I don't know whether it was an article, a book, or what ... the story was carried in "Canadian Business" magazine. Good wishes for choosing carefully, evaluating well, so that you can be happy with the place that you choose to retire. ole joyful |
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| Except for Victoria, the west coast sure got a miss! My concern about Victoria would be this - and this is just how it seemed to a visitor: Regular/non-tourist businesses seemed hard to find. We didn't see neighborhood grocery stores that were convenient to the residents - also, does anybody know if Victoria is still dumping its untreated sewage into the ocean? I would feel guilty about that if I were a resident. My look at real estate there led me to believe that the cost of living was very high. I am sure you can do better in Fargo or elsewhere in the midwest. I know nothing about Ontario. |
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| I would like to introduce to you people regarding a new concept from my company. We have comeup with a new concept in retirement accommodation for Over 55's with VILLAMARTINHILLS. Villamartin Hills in spain is a totally new concept in senior retirement living for the over 55. An exclusive village, with luxury apartments surrounded by landscaped gardens with all the facilities you could wish for including an on-site clinic for all your health needs and 24-hour security. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Retirement Living
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| Now, now, no advertising. Follow the rules! |
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| How about retiring on a beautiful modern mid-size ship in Miami run as independent living? Affordable and all inclusive for less than what it costs for a unit in a tradtional retirement community. |
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Hi, Cameron
The two spam postings in response to your reasonable question should give you an idea of how fiercely retirement communities are marketed. Some are real rip offs. Decide first what state and county you want to live in. Near friends? Relatives? City? Country? Then look up the ratings for the retirement communities in that area. My mother is in a retirement community and had to move into assisted living two years ago. They don't even notice if she misses a meal. They give her pills to someone else if the other person ran out. It's awful, but all the others are just as bad, because she is in the suburbs of a big city. We have heard and seen that the retirement homes in rural area are nicer. I know you are not looking for a retirement home now, but if you buy into a place that allows you to move from one level of independence/assistance to another, you will need to do a lot of research. Before you buy anything, I suggest having a good attorney go over the contract with you. Ask him/her to explain everything and take notes so there are no surprises down the road. Best wishes for a fun retirement! |
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| Try Patio Homes in the mid west. Most work is done for you. The ladies have lunch together once a month. Another one near by travels together, has card parties and in mine I just live a quiet life with not much social activity. Nice music, movies, games and a small library at my home to keep me company. After being married most of my adult life I am on my own and enjoying every minute of it. BTW I have a 2800 square ft home, 4 years old and paid $165,000. for it. Can't do that on the coast or in Canada. |
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| oops, forgot to check the date of the original post. I try not to post on old ones. |
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