Four Amazing Active Living Homes in B.C.

Active adult living homes, an emerging trend in retirement communities, are usually designed for individuals who are fifty or older. They allow you to live independently, while also benefiting from the amenities and security that your facility provides. But, community activities are what you make of them, as you can be as active or as inactive as you want to be.

Sherwood House in Duncan, British Columbia

British Columbia hosts many amazing versions of these homes. Here are four of them…

1.  Chartwell Select Hampton-Chilliwack

• “Residents choose every aspect of their time, from when they wake up, to what the eat and how they enjoy their spare time”


• Chartwell features a myriad of programs and activities, including: arts and crafts, billiards, brain games, spiritual services, gardening, movie nights, and parties


• Each apartment is well furnished and comes with a private bathroom, cable television, climate control, a kitchenette with a refrigerator, and a personal balcony


• Your suite will have a call bell system in case of an emergency


• Chartwell has many residential amenities, such as an exercise room, a barber/hair salon and a party room


• Meals are included

2. Lynnwood Retirement Residence-Chilliwack

• “At Lynnwood Retirement Residence, you can select the lifestyle that best suits your needs and let our trained staff take care of the rest”


• Arts and crafts, billiards, exercise programs, gardening, movie nights, parties, shuffleboard, and religious services are among Lynwood’s numerous programs and activities


• Your suite will be furnished with a kitchen that includes a refrigerator, a private bathroom, a personal balcony, and climate control


• Each apartment has an emergency call bell system


• You will enjoy a concierge, housekeeping, and newspaper delivery


• Lynwood lists a barber/hair salon, chapel, community garden, games room, gift shop, library, and wellness center in its lengthy rundown of residential amenities


• Meals are included

3. Willow Senior Living Residence-Maple Ridge

• “At Willow, you select the lifestyle that best suits your needs”


• You will find many programs and activities to choose from. Here are a few examples: arts and crafts, billiards, brain games, religious services, exercise programs, golf, parties, and movie nights


• Residence services include: housekeeping, mail delivery, newspaper delivery


• Each suite comes with cable television, climate control, a kitchen with a refrigerator, a private bathroom, linens, and a personal patio


• Your apartment will have an emergency call bell and phone system


• Meals are included

4. Sherwood House-Duncan

• “A secured environment”


• An on-site activity coordinator will keep you busy


• Hair salons, podiatry services, and weekly housekeeping, as well as flat linen service are available in your building


• Each suite contains utilities, a bathroom, and your own balcony


• Your apartment will have an emergency call button


• Meals are included

If you are 50 or older then consider an active adult living home like one of the ones described above. These communities allow you to live independently, while also benefiting from the safety and security of the amenities included. Many of these communities focus on an aging in place strategy that makes allowances for things like hiring home care services, for example. In any case, go ahead, and start enjoying your retirement!

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