Just another day at the Senior Mobile Home Park.

[Mr.Bill]

The ambulance came and took someone away again. He was under Hospice care, so I doubt he'll be coming home. My street has 14 homes, and in the five years I've been here there have been nine deaths just on this street. I don't know why, but I never considered this aspect of Senior living when we decided to move here. I'm "only" 68, just a youngster here so I hope I don't take that ride for awhile yet.

[XanaDUer2]

1. I hope you don't, either nt

[Mr.Bill]

2. My wife did a test run last year.

Thankfully, it turned out to just be a reaction to some new medication. She was home in a few hours and good as new.

[wcmagumba]

3. Mine too...Not a mobile park but 3 six plexes...55 and older...

At 64 I am almost the youngest here, there is one 62 year old lady and her 20 something daughter lives with her. My neighbors on either side are young ladies, one is 88 the other is almost the same. I like living here, single floor 2 bd with small flower garden area by the porch (I share my porch). We have lost 3 or so residents in the two yrs I have been here but I think only one passed away, one moved in with other family because of her health and another guy just wanted to be in the larger metro area (about 15 miles away) to be closer to stuff. I help a few with phones, pcs and other stuff as I worked in tech areas and am still a consummate pc, tech, music nerd....

[Mr.Bill]

5. Yeah, the good thing about living here is

everyone looks out for and helps one another. And with 55 units, you can find somebody retired from just about any skill needed. My wife is a retired RN and case manager who worked at the local hospital and has helped some people out with Medicare and disability paperwork. I sold cars for awhile and still know people in the business and have helped people with vehicle purchases, making sure they get treated fairly.

A couple of years ago we lost my next door neighbor who was an orchard farmer. He was our gardening expert. The guy they took out of here today was a retired Pastor and some here looked to him for spiritual advice.

It's really the first genuine "Community" I've lived in.

[monkeyman1]

9. we've had 2 Pastor's in the neighborhood bit it not believing the vaccine!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. That's exactly why I could never move into senior housing while I have my wits.

Plus, I like the sound of children. Don't take that ride for a long time.

[Mr.Bill]

6. We see more children here than I expected.

Visiting grandchildren. The elders take them for walks around the park and if we're sitting outside they stop and talk to us.

[Skittles]

14. same

I can't imagine being around only old folk.....I love talking to young folk, especially teenagers.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Drove Our Friends Nuts!

They moved to florida, but after 2 years came back.
They now live in a condo at the north edge of a big college campus.
Much happier, now.

[KarenS]

7. We live in an over 55 Community, too.

We had some one pass away today.

This community is very special. We play cards, we play games, we dance and listen to music, we dine,,,, I am very happy to be here. I have more friends and acquaintances than I've ever had anywhere.

But this aspect is hard,,,, it has helped me see the cycle of life much better.

[Mr.Bill]

8. When we first moved in here

we put on a big July 4th BBQ at the rec room. The management paid for all the food. I went through the whole park knocking on doors and passing out flyers and it became evident there were more housebound people her than I thought. We set up a system to bring those who wished it some food to their homes after we cooked.

Sadly, the Covid situation has kept the rec room closed for awhile. The laundry room, for those who don't have laundry in their home is available by appointment.

[Tree Lady]

10. My dad did same thing moved into over 55 place

At 55, he told me that the hardest thing about getting older was watching all your friends and family die. He died himself at only 75 because he got cancer. That was 2000 so been awhile I always thought he was lucky to miss Bush and Trump, my dad was the type to scream at the news, he would have given himself heart attack over them.

[Rebl2]

11. Yes that's

the thing about moving into senior communities, you see more deaths than a regular mixed age community.

[flotsam2]

12. 67years

I'll take the ride at some point/ good changes bad.

when the smoke is clear it doesn't matter.

[Skittles]

13. I don't understand the appeal of wanting to be around only old folk

is it cheaper?

[Mr.Bill]

16. It can be cheaper.

Many areas impose rent control on Senior parks. We don't have that, but I lease my space under a contract that limits rent increases to 3% per year. I can break the lease anytime by selling my mobile home. They are bound by it for ten years. So far, when the leases run out they are renewing them for another ten years at the same rate.

While the price is important, the sense of community is what I like. As far as being around "old folks" I am one of them. A walk around the neighborhood will likely mean hearing someone playing classic rock music, even a little whif of weed being smoked here and there. So to me, it's not old folks, it's people my age. It's perfectly comfortable and natural to me. it's as natural as when I was in my 20s and lived in an apartment complex that was party central. It's the same people, they've just had some more birthdays, just like me.

[Skittles]

18. FYI I'm not a spring chicken

LOL, I was in the military 45 YEARS ago

[Mr.Bill]

19. You'd fit right in my neighborhood.

What's your handyman specialty? We could use a plumber.

[moonscape]

15. When my mom was in independent

living at her senior place, she would wince and hold her breath when she’d hear even a distant ambulance, always afraid it was coming for one of them.

[spinbaby]

20. I remember when my parents moved to a senior community

Back in the 80s, my parents, after a great deal of research, built a new home in a highly-rated senior community. And then my mother complained that it was full of old people, LOL. And, dang, they were younger then than I am now.

[Mr.Bill]

21. When we had to put my grandmother in a convalescent home

She said "I don't want to live with all those old people".

She was 92.