A New Model for Retirement

We are here to tell you--there is a new model for retirement (many of you may have already seen/experienced this).

Gone is the “old-school model of golf course retirement” as the NY Times article, At New Rentals, the Aim Is to Age With Creativity describes it. The nation’s first apartment community, Burbank Senior Artists Colony, brings people together who want to let their creative juices flow. Residents can take classes at the community to refine (or in most cases learn) their skills in painting, sculpting, acting, writing, etc.

The best part? No prior experience required!

As the article describes, one neighbor can write the screenplay while the upstairs neighbor stars in the play and the downstairs neighbor does the actors’/actresses’ hair. The ages of these fun-loving, creative, full of life people, youthful people are 60+ (one young actress is the leading lady at age 81). The creators of this colony are hoping to expand it nationwide (we hope this succeeds--- it sounds like fun!).

Another point we want to make is that the mentality of the aging population is changing. People are realizing--- life is not over at age 50 or even 60. To those in their 60s, life has only just begun! (Now that’s the attitude we should all take!)

In order to make sure you stay healthy so you too can enjoy your 60s, 70s, 80, 90s, and 100s, there are many new programs in hospitals and universities specifically geared to longevity such as the Geriatrics Department of Aging at Mount Sinai and the Princeton Longevity Center (you can also link to them from our “Links” section on the right).