Retirement Communities

Retirement living for baby boomers with an active lifestyle

The phrase retirement communities can be applied very broadly to the entire spectrum of places where retired people live. In Canada, the term is often used interchangeably with retirement homes. More dogmatically, though, retirement communities entail retired people living in community, in separate houses in an age-restricted community.

In the US – with its attractive, warmer climate - retirement communities are more common. Here, residents may own their own homes or may have an arrangement such as a life lease. In the US, a distinction from retirement homes may be more important. These retirement communities may have extensive - and expensive - amenities such as a golf course, gym, shared pool and more.

That being said, there is a growing number of "retirement communities" in Canada.

View our list of retirement homes allowing ownership.

More importantly, though, many retirement homes in Canada and elsewhere are bridging the gap between themselves and these American style retirement communities. Many of today's retirement homes offer more luxurious and appealing amenities such as indoor golf greens, for example.

In addition, there are many retirement homes that now offer life leases and other ownership options including retirement condominiums. In still other cases there are naturally occurring retirement communities (NORC).

We encourage you to check out the option of a life lease retirement home.

We also list numerous places offering retirement condominiums.