I have been working most of the day setting up the RetirementMedia channel on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/RetirementMedia
It displays videos of retirement communities and 55 communities. I am creating a Playlist for each state and so far have Georgia, TN, NC and Florida. I am picking the best videos I find plus adding a couple of videos I produced. Please check it out. If you know of a quality video I don’t have, please let me know. You can subcribe to the channel and get easy access for the future.
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Would you like to see what living in an active adult community or other retirement community is really like? One visit gives you a taste but staying over night at the property and using their facilities, joining their activities and meeting and speaking with some of the existing property owners does give you a much better feel for the property. Eating at local restrurants and visiting the local grocery to see how it is, looking for entertainment also gives you a feel for the area.
Well you may be interested to know that many of the active adult communities offer a “Vacation Getaway” program where you may visit their community for between 2 to 4 nights in most cases. You would stay in one of their vilas or model home, use their golf cart to get around, use their activities center including pool, exercise room, etc.
These active adult communities are offering this Vacation Getaway program so that you may really get interested in their community and want to live there. There are some strings attached, like you must live 100 miles away form the community and you must agree to take a tour with a sales agent. However these are not high pressure “timeshare” type deals and are really enjoyable. There is a reasonable fee charge per day for your stay and many communities give you a coupon for a free dinner at a nice restaurant.
Almost all the largest 55 plus community developers offer this Vacation Getaway program.
If you are a member of Facebook, seach Del Webb and you will see their page. Then click on the Explore DW tab at the top of the page. They list the Vacation Getaways at many of their communities across the country. We did the one at Lake Oconee GA for two nights and had a great trip.
Robson has a preferred guest program that includes 3 nights at one of their communities.
There are many other programs but they change all the time. Just search “retirement community vacation getaways” on google and you will find more.
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A site visitor emailed me asking what the differences are in a “Senior community“, a “Over 55 Community” and “Assisted Living Facility“.
Well these terms are confusing to many. In addition to those terms, there are many more.
I would say that people searching for a Senior community are older or are searching for an older person, say 75 years of age or better. The reason I say that is the use of the word “senior” is not used by most baby boomers to refer to themselves or their age group, expect to get a senior discount. So Senior community would refer to retirement communities for seniors.
Over 55 community is used in marketing the newer Active Adult Communities and to Age Quailified communities where at least one person needs to be ago 55 over better, as the marketing people say it.
Assisted Living Facility is for people needing help with the daily chores of living. Usually includes meals, a nurse on duty, and group transportation and more.
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