New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are both excellent places to retire
Maritimes Retirement Homes offer fresh sea air, lower housing costs and beautiful Maritimes scenery for those interested in retirement living there. Interested in retiring in the Maritimes? Learn more about life in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland below our list of retirement homes.
New Brunswick Retirement homes
New Brunswick is home to over 750,000 people – many of them retirement age. Over 14% of New Brunswick is retirement age (14.4% to be exact), higher than the national average (figures from Stats Canada, for 2007).
New Brunswick retirement homes in Woodstock, Fredericton and the rest of the province offer a plethora of services to make seniors' lives better, including state-of-the-art features like wellness programs, salons, fitness facilities, beautiful grounds and onsite amenties such as a variety store. You can also get assisted living services and other senior care you would expect from any retirement home.
Nova Scotia Retirement homes
Nova Scotia is home to nearly a million people. As with other Maritime provinces, it possesses a higher percentage of people of retirement age. Retirees from across Canada are attracted to the lower housing costs here as well as the moderate temperatures and beautiful scenery.
Approximately 14.75% of people are 65 or older, higher than the average in Ontario which is 13.8%, according to figures from Stats Canada for 2007.
Nova Scotia is a very desirable place to live, for its scenery, clean air and friendly people. If you already live in Nova Scotia, of coure, you know that, and you know that it is a great place to retire.
For those who are already residents of Nova Scotia or those considering settling into a retirement home in Nova Scotia, the following provides some useful links. If you are rushed into finding a retirement home in Nova Scotia you may find these helpful.
If you are consdering a renting a retirement home in Nova Scotia and this is a new experience for you, take a look at this guide for tenants and landlords in Nova Scotia.
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Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are also home to many retirement homes although these provinces are more sparsely populated than the other two Maritimes provinces.
List of Maritimes Retirement Homes
