Retirement community

{{Main|History of retirement}}

Retirement communities have been around since the 1920s and 1930s.{{Citation

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/21/jobs/the-history-of-retirement-from-early-man-to-aarp.html

| title = The History of Retirement, From Early Man to A.A.R.P.

| work = New York Times

| access-date = 23 December 2016

| author = Weisman, Mary-Lou

| date = 1999

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{{Further|Continuing care retirement communities in the United States}}

Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is the primary term for a major part of the retirement scene, in books, magazines, accreditation and legislation. A typical definition, from a New York Department of Health website{{citation |url=http://www.health.state.ny.us/facilities/long_term_care/retirement_communities/continuing_care |title=Continuing care }} is "Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and fee-for-service continuing care retirement communities (FFSCCRCs) are residential alternatives for adults that offer, under one contract,{{cite web|title=Retirement Village Contracts Explained|url=http://www.villagelifestylepark.com.au/retirement-village-contracts-explained/|website=Village Lifestyle Park}} an independent living unit (an apartment or cottage), residential amenities and access to a continuum of long-term care services, as residents' health and social needs change over time." The accrediting agency CCRC/CARF uses the term CCRC with the same meaning.

In 2010, over 2,000 CCRCs existed in the United States with an estimated 640,000 residents. The popularity of CCRCs is increasing, as the number of older adults in such retirement communities has more than doubled during the last decade.{{cite journal |last=Shippee |first=T. |date=2012 |title=On the edge: Balancing health, participation, and autonomy to maintain active independent living in two retirement facilities |journal=Journal of Aging Studies |volume=26 |number=1 |pages= 1–15 |doi=10.1016/j.jaging.2011.05.002}} The primary benefit of the CCRC model is that it allows people to age in one community and receive additional healthcare services if needed.{{cite journal |author=Brecht, S. B. |author2=Fein, S. |author3=Hollinger-Smith, L. |date=2009 |title=Preparing for the Future: Trends in Continuing Care Retirement Communities |journal= Seniors Housing and Care Journal |volume=17 |number=1 |pages= 75–90}} Additionally, CCRCs embody a general sense of community and offer peace of mind for couples with the assurance that they will always be near each other, even if one spouse needs more care.

There are three levels of care in most CCRCs and when residents' health needs increase, they will transition from one level to the next. The levels are:

1. Independent living, in which residents live on their own and have access to a wide array of amenities
2. Assisted living, which provides help with daily tasks such as bathing and dressing
3. 24-hour nursing home-style care.

Most CCRCs include an entrance fee and a monthly fee, and these costs vary widely depending on several factors: the luxuriousness of the facility, the size and type of housing unit, whether the person enters alone or with a spouse, and how much future care is covered (this could be through insurance, government plans, or out of pocket). Fees tend to be expensive and usually do not include additional services such as phone and television. Additionally, residents should plan on a 3-6% increase in monthly fees each year.

CCRC's usually offer various payment plans, which are listed below:{{cite journal |author1=Gengler, A. |author2=Crews, V. |date=2009 |title=Live Like Us |journal=Money |volume=38 |number=3 |pages= 86–91}}

1. Life care: Residents pay a large entrance fee (average $270,000) and pay a set monthly fee (average $2,750) that does not increase if additional healthcare is needed
2. Modified: Residents pay a lower entrance fee (average $239,000) and their initial monthly fees (average $2,400) cover a certain amount of higher-level care. The monthly fees rise when further care is needed (assisted living average $4,400; nursing care average $8,200).
3. Pay as you go: Residents pay a lower entrance fee (average $238,000), but initial monthly fees (average $2,000) increase when additional care is needed (assisted living average $4,300; nursing care average $7,700)

One risk of entering a CCRC is that most will refund only a portion or none of the entrance fee if a resident chooses to leave the community. The same refund policies exist when a resident passes away. Persons considering moving into a CCRC may wish to research existing CCRCs before committing to one.{{cite web|url=http://www.snapforseniors.com/ |website=SnapForSenior|title=Research}}

According to a literature review, CCRCs have been found to be generally described by the elderly as friendly places where new friends are made. However, previous research has also highlighted the difficulty of socially integrating the frail and very old.{{cite journal |last=Schwitter|first=Nicole|title=Social capital in retirement villages: a literature review |journal=Ageing & Society |year=2022 |volume=42 |number=7|pages=1560–1588|doi=10.1017/S0144686X20001610 |s2cid=229504012 |url=http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/167644/1/WRAP-social-capital-retirement-villages-literature-review-Schwitter-2022.pdf }}

Elder cohousing, also known as senior cohousing, is a living arrangement in which multiple individually owned housing units are oriented around a common open area and a common house. Residents actively cooperate to live in a neighborhood characterized by socialization and mutual support.{{cite book|last=Durrett|first=Charles|title=The Senior Cohousing Handbook:2nd Edition|year=2009|publisher=New Society Publishers|location=Gabriola Island, Canada|isbn=978-0-86571-611-7}} The idea for elder cohousing originated in Denmark, where intergenerational cohousing was successfully implemented; intergenerational housing communities are planned, owned, and managed by the residents, who all share in many daily activities together.Cohousing This idea spun off the idea of an age-specific cohousing model for active elders, in which community designs permit easy access for all levels of physical ability. There may also be options to include studio residencies in the common house to provide living quarters for home health aids, whose services may be shared by several residents.{{cite web|title=What is elder or senior cohousing?|url=http://www.cohousing.org/node/16|access-date=25 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133557/http://www.cohousing.org/node/16|archive-date=7 March 2012}}

To be considered a "cohousing community" the following six defining characteristics must be present:{{cite web|title=Characteristics of Cohousing|url=http://www.cohousing.org/six_characteristics}}

1. Participatory process – the future residents participate in the design so that it meets their needs
2. Neighborhood design – the physical layout and orientation of the buildings encourage a sense of community
3. Common facilities
4. Resident management
5. Non-hierarchical structure and decision making
6. No shared community economy

At least 80% of the units in the community must include an individual aged 55 or older, to meet the age requirements to qualify as "senior housing".{{cite web|title=What Is the 80/20 Rule in Active Adult Communities?|date= 10 February 2016 |url= https://www.55places.com/blog/what-is-the-8020-rule-in-active-adult-communities }}

As previously stated, the cohousing living model was first observed in Denmark. There, the communities are known as bofoellesskaber, which translates to "living communities".{{cite web|title=Cohousing: Real Estate Wave of the Future|url=http://ellenfreudenheim.com/articles/baby-boomers/zany-ideas/cohousing-real-estate/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920012255/http://ellenfreudenheim.com/articles/baby-boomers/zany-ideas/cohousing-real-estate/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=20 September 2010|access-date=2 March 2012}} K. McCamant and C. Durrett coined the term "cohousing", and launched it in the United States in the 1970s.{{cite web|title=Elder Cohousing |url= http://www.cohousing.org/taxonomy/term/55 }} Since its introduction to the U.S. intergenerational cohousing communities have been developed in at least 21 states.{{cite journal |last=Glass |first=Anne |title=(article) |journal=Journal of Housing for the Elderly |year=2009 |volume=23 |pages=283–303|doi=10.1080/02763890903326970 |s2cid=56058820 }}

Niche retirement communities target retirees who "share a common interest, hobby or trait". By 2011, niche retirement communities or "niche senior communities' - known as "affinity retirement communities" by industry professionals - {{cite web | url=http://www.aplaceformom.com/blog/1-21-14-niche-senior-living-communities/ | title=The Rise of Niche Senior Living Communities | publisher=Senior Living Blog | date=21 January 2014 | access-date=20 January 2016 | author=Stevenson, Sarah |location=California}} had become "one of the biggest trends in retirement living."{{citation |title=A Retirement Made for You (and People Just Like You)|date=22 June 2011 |first=Catey |last=Hill |work=Market Watch |url= http://www.marketwatch.com/story/niche-retirement-homes-for-likeminded-people-1308694206127}} These communities attract those over 55 who want to be in communities of like-minded individuals from the same ethnic background (for example, Aegis Living for Asian-Americans in Fremont, California or first-generation Indian immigrants (55-and-over) in Tavares, Florida, in the Greater Orlando area, Lake County, Florida), sexual orientation (RainbowVision in Santa Fe, New Mexico, ) or for those who share an interest such as academia and lifelong learning (in dozens of university-based retirement communities (UBRC) for example at Eckerd College, Holy Cross Village at Notre Dame, Indiana), Penn State University, Stanford University, University of Florida, creative expression and artists (for example the Burbank Senior Artists Colony, the Long Beach Senior Arts Colony, Meta Housing and EngAGE in California{{cite web | url=http://seniorhousingnews.com/2013/11/20/developer-looks-to-expand-on-success-of-artist-niche-senior-living/ | title=Developer Looks to Expand on Success of Artist Niche Senior Living | publisher=Senior Housing News | date=20 November 2013 | access-date=20 January 2016 | author=Ecker, Elizabeth | location=California}}), astronomers, golf, RV aficionados (Escapees CARE center in Livingston, Texas)s, veterans, vegetarians, fans of Big 10 football games and country music (Nashville, Tenn)."

In the United States alone there are approximately 80 million people who were born between 1946 and 1964 - the baby boomers - who control about $25 trillion in wealth.{{cite web | url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/06/03/the-next-generation-of-retirement-centers/ | title=The next generation of retirement centers: Niche communities target like-minded boomers | work=Chicago Tribune | date=3 June 2011 | access-date=20 January 2016 | author=Umberger, Mary}} By 2011 there were already over 100 niche communities.{{citation |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A436438048/GPS?sid=wikipedia |last=Martinez |first=Amy |title=Enclaves: around Florida, some retiree communities are giving new meaning to the word 'niche'|work=Florida Trend via Gale|date=December 2015 |access-date=20 January 2016}} Gale No.=A436438048

Andrew Carle, founding director of the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia observed that the baby boomers " ... set the record for embracing fad products, and that'll likely translate over into the niche retirement community as well ... targeted toward people with specific interests and backgrounds, from Big 10 football games and country music to gay-friendly lifestyles."

In Florida alone there are niche retirement communities for Polk County retired letter carriers (which was union-built); for car buffs and RVers, such as Lake Weir Preserve in Marion County; for first-generation Indian immigrants (55-and-over) in Tavares, in the Greater Orlando area, Lake County, Florida. The Villages, in Sumter County, Florida- Florida's most well-known and fastest-growing retirement community development{{Cite news |date=30 October 2014 |title= Villages developer H. Gary Morse praised for his remarkable vision |newspaper=Villages-News |url= http://www.villages-news.com/villages-developer-gary-morse-dies-wednesday-night-age-77/|access-date=27 April 2015 }}{{cite news|last=Show|first=Christine|title=Villages' Morse acts as magnet for GOP|url=http://andrewblechman.blogspot.com/2008/10/short-profile-on-mystery-man-developer.html|access-date=5 June 2012|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=5 October 2008}} is the state's "biggest example of a culturally and ethnically homogeneous retirement community" with a 98.4% white population.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=2015 |access-date=23 May 2015|title=U.S. Census website}} The Villages, a gated community with low crime rates,{{cite news|author=Hudak, Stephen|url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/lake/orl-ltrial2807oct28,0,1154484.story?page=1 |title=Trial begins in killing of Villages woman|work=Orlando Sentinel|date= 28 October 2007|access-date= 4 November 2007}} offers "free golf for life" on their executive golf courses.{{cite web|url=http://www.golfthevillages.com/executive-golf/ |title=Executive Golf |website=Golf The Villages |access-date=2 February 2012}}

Colleges have created options for retired alumni who enjoy campus life, for example, at the University of Florida in Gainesville and Eckerd College in St. Petersburg's College Harbor Retirement Community, with its Academy of Senior Professionals.

There are downsides to living in niche retirement communities. According to research by Harvard Law professor Cass Sunstein, "[p]eople who surround themselves by like-minded people are more likely to become more extreme in their views.{{citation |title=Going to Extremes: How Like Minds Unite and Divide |first=Cass R. |last=Sunstein |date=13 May 2009 |page=208 |isbn=978-0-19-537801-6 |publisher=Oxford University Press}} Sunstein observed increasing polarization in the United States in "ideologically-homogeneous communities" where groups composed of exclusively like-minded people isolate themselves from the wider, mainstream community and have limited exposure to alternative viewpoints. Carle also noted that residents in affinity communities can get burnt out with their life centered around what was once a favorite hobby.

Currently, there are over 3 million lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons over the age of 65 in the United States, and this number is estimated to rise to 4 million by the year 2020. LGBT elders face many additional issues concerning their future retirement plans and their choice of a retirement residence. Approximately two-thirds do not have children, and up to one-half live alone, so LGBT persons may have a lack of support in their retirement years.{{cite journal|author=de Vries, B. |date=2005|title= Home at the end of the rainbow|journal= Generations|volume= 29|number=4|pages= 64–69}} Since LGBT couples are often not legally recognized, spouses are often excluded in late-life decisions, inheritance claims, and spousal pension and social security plans.{{cite journal|author=Zdychnec, L. |date=2011|title= Essential Elder Law Planning for LGBT Clients|journal= Elder Law Report|volume= 22|number=7|pages= 1–5}} Several healthcare concerns exist for older LGBT adults, including increased incidence of illness and disease, lack of disclosure about sexual orientation to health providers, and lack of support for individual needs. And LGBT persons have increasing concern about discrimination as they age and fear that most retirement communities do not recognize the special needs of LGBT elders or offer supportive services;{{cite journal |author=Comfort, J. |author2=Freijah, R. |author3=Horner, B. |author4=McManus, A. |author5=Lovelock, G. |author6=Hunter, M. |title=We Don't Have Any of Those people Here ... |journal= HIV Australia|volume= 8|number=3|page= 26}} one study found that LGBT persons are least likely to choose a retirement community as a residence due to fears of unmet needs and heterosexism that occurs in many retirement communities.{{cite journal|author1=Neville, S. |author2=Henrickson, M. |date=2010|title='Lavender retirement': A questionnaire survey of lesbian, gay and bisexual people's accommodation plans for old age|journal= International Journal of Nursing Practice|volume= 16|number=6|pages= 586–594 |doi=10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01885.x|pmid=21129111}}

{{Main|Naturally occurring retirement community}}

The NORC model allows people to retire in their existing homes and encourages communities of seniors to band together to provide mutual assistance.{{cite book|url=http://www.albany.edu/aging/NORCPresentation.pdf |title=Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities|publisher=Albany.edu}} NORCs can be very effective mechanisms to identify populations of people who need government-provided services and then provide those services in cost-effective ways. They may serve people of all income levels, e.g., those who get together to furnish cost-effective transportation services; they may involve low-income residents receiving a richer mix of public services through a NORC model; or they may serve relatively affluent households and charge $1,000 or even more in annual dues to support staffers who provide a rich variety of support services and cultural enrichment activities.{{cite news | title=Retirement Communities Terms | date=April 2009 | url =http://www.retirementcommunity.com/Retirement-Communities-Terms.php | work =Retirement Community | access-date = 11 April 2009 }}

Focus groups indicate a strong correlation between life in retirement communities, and participation in recreational and leisure activities. Residents of retirement communities mirror the general population in associating positive emotions with active engagement and negative emotions (particularly guilt) with idleness.{{Cite journal |last1=Siegenthaler |first1=K. L. |last2=Vaughan |first2=Jacquelyn |date=1998-01-01 |title=Older women in retirement communities: Perceptions of recreation and leisure |journal=Leisure Sciences |volume=20 |issue=1 |pages=53–66 |doi=10.1080/01490409809512264 |issn=0149-0400}} There are many forms of recreation within each retirement community:{{Cite web |date=2016-03-10 |title=Activities for Seniors in Retirement - Hearthside |url=https://www.hearthsideseniorliving.com/activities-for-seniors-in-retirement-communities/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Hearthside Senior Living |language=en-US}}

• Tabletop games
• Social activities
• Spiritual enrichment
• Dancing
• Sports
• Arts

"As per the American Therapeutic Recreation Association, recreation therapy can be defined as 'a systematic process that utilizes recreation and other activity-based interventions to address the assessed needs of individuals with illnesses and/or disabling conditions, as a means to psychological and physical health, recovery and well-being.'

In simple terms, a recreational therapist helps his patients take part in recreational activities that they enjoy. Recreational therapy has been shown to improve cognitive skills, social interactions and reduce depression in seniors living in several senior cares and assisted living facilities across the country."{{Cite web |last=Care |first=Oakey Assisted Living & Memory |title=Recreational Therapy Activities For Seniors In Assisted Living Facilities |url=https://oakeyassistedliving.com/blog_post/recreational-therapy-activities-for-seniors-in-assisted-living-facilities/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Oakey Assisted Living & Memory Care |language=en-US}}

"Overall, recreational therapy is a tool that should be utilized by all seniors. This form of therapy allows seniors to socialize, stimulate their brains, and participate in activities that help build overall health and self-confidence."{{Cite web |title=Why Older Adults Should Participate in Therapeutic Recreation {{!}} Loretto |url=https://lorettocny.org/news-resources/blog/why-older-adults-should-participate-in-therapeutic-recreation/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=lorettocny.org}} Therapeutic Recreation can add value to retirement communities in ways of achieving goals like no other program can. A certified therapeutic recreation specialist {{Cite web |title=NCTRC |url=https://www.nctrc.org/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |language=en-US}} undergoes extensive training on how to rehabilitate and help individuals in their perspective field. They achieve this through a series of different interventions complied from evidence based research such as:

• Art therapy
• Music therapy
• Equine therapy
• Aqua therapy
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Psychodynamic therapy
• Family therapy

Although the total number of retirement communities continues to increase as the elderly population continues similar growth, certain places, cities, and locations are considered higher rated than others. A number of publishers have created lists of the 100 best retirement communities or "100 best places (or towns) to retire".{{cite news | title=100 Best Places to Retire | date=October 2007 | url =http://www.topretirements.com/communities/100_best_places_to_retire.html | work =Topretirements | access-date = 10 December 2007 }} For the most part these lists are helpful in terms of finding desirable communities to live in. The extent to which desirable amenities are "priced" in labor markets (lower wages in nice places) or housing markets (higher housing prices in nice places) will have a large impact on their appeal for elderly retirees who no longer have to pay in the labor market.{{cite SSRN|title=Multimarket Amenity Compensation and the Behavior of the Elderly|first1=Philip E.|last1=Graves|first2=Donald M.|last2=Waldman|date=27 May 1991|ssrn = 1438673}} Generally, the more amenities and services offered, the more you may expect to pay for retirement living in a senior community. Living in a highly desirable area where senior housing options are limited could also push up the final price tag{{Cite web |title=What Does Living in a Good Retirement Community Cost? |url=https://www.investopedia.com/the-cost-of-living-in-a-retirement-community-5069448 |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}

• Arbutus Ridge Seaside Community for Active Adults, in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, was the first comprehensive retirement community built in Canada. It is a private community that subsequently became the template and proving ground for what has become accepted and commonplace. In 2015, that template was expanded in line with the growing desire for spiritually focused retirement living, as Global Kingdom Ministries unveiled Trinity Ravine Towers in Toronto, one of the country's first Christian community living condominium complexes.{{cite web|last1=Laura|first1=Robert|title=Religion And Retirement|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertlaura/2014/02/28/religion-and-retirement/|work=Forbes.com|access-date=23 November 2015}}{{cite web|title=Trinity Ravine Towers|url=http://www.trinityravine.ca/|website=Trinity Ravine|publisher=Global Kingdom Ministries|access-date=23 November 2015}}{{cite web|title=Our History Global Kingdom Ministries|url=http://globalkingdom.ca/contentpages/30756/e07b407f-07d0-4fc3-8055-a0b3c06e1a83/OurHistory.aspx|website=Global Kingdom Ministries|access-date=23 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124100420/http://globalkingdom.ca/contentpages/30756/e07b407f-07d0-4fc3-8055-a0b3c06e1a83/OurHistory.aspx|archive-date=24 November 2015}}
• Cobourg, Ontario boasts a large population of senior citizens "as well as a number of excellent retirement homes that cover the spectrum of care from independent living to long-term care"{{cite web|website=Comfort Life|url=http://www.comfortlife.ca/retirement-communities/cobourg-retirement-homes|title=Retirement Homes in Cobourg: The complete guide to finding a retirement community in the Cobourg region}}

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In India, the traditional family system in which elders would be cared for by their children is still in vogue but a new generation of elders who value their independence has evolved. This has necessitated the development of retirement homes and communities in India. In response, one recent trend beginning to emerge in the Indian retirement industry is the "retirement resort": a long-term rental unit within a resort-like community that features many of the amenities of a traditional vacation resort.

===New Zealand===

In New Zealand about half the retirement villages are provided by the 'Big Six commercial operators (Ryman, Metlife Care, Summerset, Bupa, Arvida and Oceania. Some are provided by charitable organisations e.g. churches and Freemasons.{{cite web|url= https://www.thepost.co.nz/business/350397431/retirement-village-supply-shortfall-looming-report |title= retirement village supply shortage looming - report |publisher= Stuff New Zealand }}

The New Zealand Retirement Commission (Te Ara Ahunga Ora) offers advice on choosing a retirement village.{{cite web|url= https://retirement.govt.nz/retirement-villages/resources-for-retirement-village-residents |title= Resources for retirement village residents |publisher= Stuff New Zealand |date= 2 September 2024}}

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In the United Kingdom retirement villages have become increasingly prevalent; according to a BBC report of August 2009, there were approximately 25,000 people across the UK living within a retirement village model at that date.{{cite news|work=BBC One |title=Silverville|date=2009}}

Another growing trend, witnessed recently, is the emergence of Holiday Retirement Community Living.

Models vary, from local authority funded and charitable schemes such as Hartrigg Oaks in York, led by the Joseph Rowntree Trust,{{cite web|url=http://www.jrf.org.uk |website=Joseph Rowntree Foundation |title=Official website}} to privately funded projects and retirement communities such as Audley Cooper's Hill in Englefield Green by Audley Villages, Roseland Parc in Cornwall by Retirement Villages Ltd, Fleet house retirement village in Devon, and Boughton Hall in Chester by [https://www.erl.uk.com/ Enterprise Retirement Living Ltd].

The ExtraCare Charitable Trust operates 14 retirement villages across the UK. Founded in 1988, ExtraCare has collaborated with numerous universities to develop their services.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/extracare-building-better-lives-for-older-people|title= ExtraCare: building better lives for older people|date=5 November 2018|access-date= 21 March 2019|website=GOV.UK}}{{cite web|url=https://www.extracare.org.uk/research|title= Retirement & Elderly Care Research|date=2018|access-date= 21 March 2019|website=ExtraCare}} Research projects have included working with local nurseries to bring groups of children into retirement villages, as documented on the Channel 4 series "Old People's Home For 4 Year Olds".{{cite web|url=https://www.channel4.com/programmes/old-peoples-home-for-4-year-olds|title= Old People's Home for 4 Year Olds|date=2018|access-date= 21 March 2019|website=Channel 4}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/old-peoples-homes-4-year-13411258|title=Old People's Homes For 4 Year Olds shows kidding about is good for the soul|date=14 October 2018|access-date= 21 March 2019|website=Mirror Online}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/old-peoples-home-for-four-years-old-channel-4-documentary-parenting-shappi-khorsandi-a8112676.html|title=Children force you to be in the moment – we need a bunch of four-year-olds in every old people's home|date=15 December 2018|access-date= 21 March 2019|website=Mirror Online}}

An umbrella organisation called the Associated Retirement Community Operators works to collaborate thinking and best practice in the retirement homes market.{{cite web|url=http://arcouk.org/|title=ARCO official website|website=ARCO UK}}

A study of 2,799 residents from 81 retirement communities run by 15 operators, compared with 1000 people considering moving into a community carried out in 2019, found that community residents stayed healthier for longer, were more active, less lonely and felt more secure.{{cite news |title=Study reveals major benefits of specialist housing with care |url=https://www.homecareinsight.co.uk/study-reveals-major-benefits-of-specialist-housing-with-care/ |access-date=10 July 2019 |publisher=Home Care Insight |date=5 June 2019}}

• In the HBO series The Sopranos, Tony Soprano, Paulie Gualtieri, and several other Mafiosi move their mothers to Green Grove, an upscale retirement community in New Jersey, which figures prominently in the plot lines of several seasons.{{cite web|website=Locations.com|url=https://www.sopranos-locations.com/locations/green-grove-retirement-home/|title=The Sopranos Location Guide: Sopranos filming location - Green Grove retirement home}} In multiple episodes, characters correct those who refer to Green Grove as a nursing home, advising that it is a "retirement community".{{cite news|work=Fortune|url=http://fortune.com/2013/06/27/how-to-lead-like-tony-soprano/|title=How to Lead Like Tony Soprano|date=27 June 2013|author=Vela, Matt}} Additionally, Junior Soprano seems sharp and gets up to his old tricks while incarcerated at an upscale residence, where he undergoes court-ordered evaluation and which stay is financed by Tony, but in season 6 Junior is moved to a downscale government-run home, and his mental condition has shown to have considerably worsened.{{cite news|location=New York, NY|work=American Academy of Neurology|url=https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/381|title=Press Release: Junior Soprano Gets Tough on Alzheimer's; Neurology Now Reveals the Motivation behind Dominic Chianese's Portrayal on 'The Sopranos'}}{{cite news|url=http://patients.aan.com/resources/neurologynow/index.cfm?event=home.showArticle&id=ovid.com%3A%2Fbib%2Fovftdb%2F01222928-200602030-00013|title=Who Shot Tony Soprano?|work=Neurology Now|date=May–June 2006|volume= 2 |issue= 3|pages= 26–30|author=Matthews, Wallace}}
• The British 1990s sitcom Waiting for God is set at the fictional Bayview Retirement Home (more accurately a retirement village, with a main house and separate living areas for residents), with the main characters being home's residents, their families, and the home's staff.
• The British 2020 murder mystery novel The Thursday Murder Club' is set in a luxurious retirement village Cooper's Chase near the fictitious village of Fairhaven in Kent. England. The author Richard Osman has written three sequel novels,
• The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film about a group of British pensioners who move to an Indian retirement hotel, and was among the highest'grossing film releases in 2012. Based on a 2004 novel by Deborah Moggach, a sequel film and a stage play have been made.

• Age-restricted community
• Eldercare
• Nursing home
• Transgenerational design
• Veterans Health Administration

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