PHOENIX: A small army of retirement community developers are tinkering with their community inclusions in a bid to woo the burgeoning “active retired” segment.
They are adding a grand hall, conservatory, restaurant, library, bar and multi-function room where singing sessions, Zumba classes, picnics and pop-up shops are organized.
But it is akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
The problem is much deeper. Society is abandoning retirement, abhors age apartheid estates, doesn’t like nor trust life license deals and is using the family home as a bank to help their children.