Hassle Free Senior Living

There are many reasons why senior citizens prefer living in age-restricted apartments. Senior apartments are growing in popularity as the baby-boomers are reaching senior status. Back in the 1990's AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) research stated that 43 percent of seniors moving into apartments preferred age-restricted apartments over ones that were not age restricted.

Types of Senior Apartments

Just like non-age restricted apartments, senior apartments run the gamut in price and amenities. There are senior apartments that are luxury and some that are income based. Some senior apartments have workout facilities, community rooms, and Golf courses along with concierge services. Senior apartments are for active, fun-loving seniors who want to mingle and meet other seniors. Many senior communities plan trips to malls, movies, and even Broadway shows. Senior communities are not just for people waiting out their last days. Today's seniors are active and have income to finance a lifestyle of travel and fun.

Reasons for Senior Living

Many seniors like senior apartments because they no longer want the hassle of homeownership. Once the kids and grandkids are grown, a growing trend is for seniors to sell their homes and move into senior apartments. This way they do not have to worry about home maintenance inside or outside. If something inside needs repair they simply call the rental office. Seniors don't want to have to worry about shoveling sidewalks or cleaning gutters. Senior apartment living is easy and carefree, and if they are living around other seniors it eliminates the worry about loud music or parties late into the night.

Other reasons for senior choosing senior apartment living could include:

Inability to navigate stairs could be a reason seniors sell their home and move into an apartment unit that is all on one floor.

A couple could be divorcing and need to sell the home.

In order to reduce the potential of petty vandalism and crime by young people, seniors move into an age-restricted environment.

Whatever the reason, senior apartment communities are springing up all around. Over 23 percent of seniors age 65 and older are renters. And most seniors who decide to rent apartments move within a ten-mile radius of where their home was located unless they are moving to be closer to family members.