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Many people approaching retirement age develop a strong sense of things left undone and plan their retirement around getting them accomplished. Returning to school, taking up a new hobby, writing their memoirs, setting aside newly available time to spend with their grandchildren, or traveling are just some of the things they may do as retirees.

And one way a senior can maximize the available to accomplish all those things left undone is to decide to join a senior living facility, and be freed of the responsibility of caring for a home.

With the oldest member of the Baby Boomer generation--the largest in history--now having reached retirement age, providing for the needs of senior citizens has become big business, and senior living facilities are multiplying rapidly in anticipation of getting their share. They are all competing for a piece of a very large pie, those seniors thinking of residing in a senior living facility can use the competition to their advantage.

Retiring seniors will be able to choose a senior living facility from among from independent living retirement communities, or assisted care or nursing homes. And because there are so many options, seniors have every right to review services and amenities offered by the ones in their areas, to determine which is best suited for their individual needs.

Do They Meet Your Needs?

Choosing a local senior living facility is really no different than looking for a single-family home; the expense, security, comfort, and the attractiveness of a location are all important factors in the decision. The seniors looking for retirement facilities should have a clear idea of the positive and negative aspects of each locating they visit, making a record of the staff qualifications, whether they offer meals, housekeeping, and transportation, whether or not there is medical assistance readily available, and the number of social, athletic, and educational opportunities each provides.

Does the senior living facility encourage seniors to remain as independent as they can, and provide them with the opportunities to do so? Is the staff interested in keeping the residents physically fit, or do they simply assume that aging is a slippery slope and that increasing physical frailty cannot be slowed?

Deciding factors

If, after making you onsite visits, you know that the senior living facility you choose will be one of only a couple you can then use other criteria to determine your choice. Expense will be the deciding factor for a great many people, all other things being equal. But some may choose based on the proximity of the facility to family or friends, whether or not they allow pets, or even how close they are to favorite activities like golfing or shopping.

A senior living facility may be the final home for many of its residents. With that in mind, dont wattle for anything less than the place from which you can embark on your retirement adventures knowing that its the one place to which youll be happiest to return!

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