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Even if your Retirement is 50 years away - you need to know what you are in for if you are not able to retire at home. Stop and ask yourself, what is an ideal environment for this major life event? ~ Retirement Formats Stand to Benefit From a Sustainable Mixed-use Model ~ Our entire lives are spent shuttling in and out of buildings. Grand, not so grand. Some of these places have a huge influence on us. And, it is possible that some of these built places have impacted how we have lived our lives or had a hand in what course our lives may have taken. We also have fuzzy memories from childhood related to phenomenal experiences within built places that we never forget (Art and science museums? Churches? Holiday's or birthday's at home? Game nights or potlucks with other neighborhood families? Etc.). The built environment that we pop in and out of everyday, whether you have ever stopped to consider it or not, has a heavy influence over the quality of your life. The quality of the built environment will determine who your customers are and who your neighbors may be; it's size and location absolutely dictates your comfort. Now - stop and really think about your Retirement.... What is an ideal environment for this major life event? Even if your Retirement is 50 years away - you need to know what you are in for if you are not able to retire at home. Today, most retirees want to Age in Place (stay home). Home is comfortable, you know where everything is (in and outside of your house). There are no surprises here. What happens if you can not stay home and you have to move into Assisted Living? We all know that these environments are currently designed for one generation. That is a huge Retirement buzz kill. One generation planning will not create a long term, ideal living environment - ever - for any stage of life. Unfortunately, as it stands Retirement and Assisted Living communities adhere to a one generation format. These communities stand to learn a lot from true, Sustainable Mixed-use Environments. The purpose of Mixed-use is to encourage healthy communities that will thrive on a long term basis. Slapping a new coffee shop in an injured community will create a point of much needed relief and social interaction, however true Sustainable Mixed-use Planning goes far beyond a superficial presentation of public amenities. To understand what a true Sustainable Mixed-use Model is, simply look at a healthy city neighborhood. Ideally, a healthy City neighborhood attracts a variety of cultures, generations, incomes and professions. There are retirees, emptynesters, students or young families with children living and working here. The working class, upper middle class and everything in between live or start businesses here. In a City, the attraction to a certain area is usually based on Proximity. This could be a proximity to amenities such as mass transportation; natural resources (parks, rivers, lakes, etc.) or to cultural services like museums, theaters and libraries. These features along with maintenance to preserve a high quality, clean living environment will set the stage for diversity. Replicating this environment is not as simple as providing opportunities for public architecture within a residential community. For a Sustainable Mixed-use Neighborhood to be successful - whether you are planning in the suburbs, reworking an old city block or writing a business model for a Retirement Complex - you have to be ready to develop for Inclusion. This is "inclusion" on a broad spectrum and planning for this occurs long before you put pen to paper or hammer to nail. A change in how we perceive "Assisted Living" and the concept of retirement communities could update the existing format and in the process make these environments highly desirable. Changes such as this would provide a highly competitive option to Aging In Place. ____________________________ 03/2013 Commonwealth Design and Accessibility Partnership Williamsburg, Virginia www.CDAPTidewater.com CDAPTidewater@gmail.com (804) 525-8450
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Planning to donate this holiday season? We are too! Our suggestions... American Red Cross and Wounded Warrior Project. You can contact these organizations via our website to find out more about donating directly to them. www.CDAPTidewater.com