A new master plan for senior living by Sally Abrahms

Senior living is changing. While traditional stand-alone, age-segregated senior living communities will soon have fewer and fewer takers, forward-thinking communities are bringing the inside out and the outside in. What does that mean? Residents are increasingly becoming part of the larger community, whether it is interacting with neighbors of any age or people from around their town or city. And enterprising developers are repositioning their senior living communities as fun destinations to visit with great amenities that appeal to everyone. There are already master planned communities with care and retail, restaurants, stores, office and medical buildings, schools, wellness spas, hotels and homes. They may have a variety of housing...and people at different life stages in the same neighborhood.