by Ben Keal on February 13, 2025
You’ve worked hard all your life, and now it’s time to kick back and enjoy your time in a top-rated luxury fifty-five-and-older community. When you look at potential places to spend your golden years, you want services and amenities that make your life easier and go above and beyond standard conveniences.
Your wish list might include housekeeping and laundry services, transportation options, on-call concierge, full-service spas, physical activities with instructors, well-stocked libraries, organized social events, and other amenities necessary to maintain your standard of living into retirement.
Amenities to Help Keep Your Home Tidy
After years of taking care of a house, the last thing many older adults want to do is clean and fold laundry. Residents in luxury housing may choose to sign up for house cleaning and laundry services. These services are usually outsourced to a local business provider/partner.
Amenities to Keep You Looking Your Best
Some larger master-planned communities have onsite hairdressers, nail salons, spas, barbers, wellness centers, and other services to ensure their residents look sharp and stylish.
In addition, luxury active adult communities have plenty of opportunities for their residents to exercise and keep in shape. Fitness centers with classes and personal trainers, swimming pools, walking trails, tennis courts, and community gardens are all examples of amenities often found in luxury communities. A property representative can also explain how golf communities promote active senior lifestyles if you can’t wait to get out on the greens and swing a club with some of your new neighbors.
Amenities that Make Your Life More Enjoyable
Many communities offer transportation to doctor’s appointments, shopping, and local events. Others go a step further and can arrange for a driver to take residents to visit friends and family.
Luxury communities also often offer concierge services to help schedule appointments, arrange transportation, and help with issues residents may have. This can be very handy when you need something done that doesn’t quite qualify as a maintenance issue. It could be something as simple as needing help to reach an item on a high shelf or move a piece of furniture.
Many luxury communities host social activities and special events that might pique your interest. Some examples are cooking lessons by gourmet chefs, comedy shows, and mahjong tournaments. These activities are a great way to pursue your interests and meet new friends.
Final Thoughts
Retirees moving to luxury active adult housing want to be pampered and for their lives to be convenient, relaxing, intellectually stimulating, and fun. After all, this is why they are moving from their family home in the first place–to be around like-minded people and to pursue their passions now that they have more free time. A community with carefully curated amenities can make its residents feel young and energized.
Visit the Private Communities portal today to start your search for the perfect master-planned community. Our intuitive platform allows you to select the price range, location, and amenities you want in your new community to elevate your retirement experience.
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About the Author
Since 2012, Ben Keal has led PCR solidifying PrivateCommunities.com as a top source in helping prospective buyers find their ideal lifestyle community. With decades of experience in both sales and real estate, he has built lasting relationships with the country's top developers, homebuilders, country clubs, and real estate agents. A licensed real estate broker, Ben also serves as the Managing Broker for Private Communities Realty, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Private Communities Registry, LLC)—further ensuring PCR's mission to uphold the company's reputation as a responsible and trusted broker for real estate shoppers interested in amenity-rich, master-planned lifestyle communities.
