Assisted Living Homes and the Retirement of the Baby Boomers

Baby boomers are the people born during the period 1946 - 1964, the era after World War II. They are unique from other generations in that they lead a tedious life, and prefer working even after retirement. Usually, the retirement age of the baby boomers is 65 and according to the calculations, many of those 77 million people are ready for retirement. They mark the social responsibility and have an impact on monetary issues of the nation. Even the women baby boomers are more educated and mature to make wise decisions.

The baby boomers get into a part time job or own businesses after retirement. The main objective to work even after the age of 65 is not money but something more than that i.e. motivation. They get the motivation to survive from new challenges they face in their work environment. This is why they lack their skill to plan and manage their retirement and psychological life. The baby boomers would usually get a stock of money from the 401K retirement plan, which enables the employees to transfer a portion of their income in a specified account, which is exempted from the tax payments.

The baby boomers have difficulty managing their stress and after retirement they would usually prefer assisted living homes. These facility centers can assist the aged in surviving their remaining life by helping them in carrying out their daily activities with ease and also engaging them in the communities and gatherings. These sexagenarians require good exercises for their bones and muscles. Hence, it is important that the assisted living homes provide facilities for better exercises and physiotherapy. Even after retirement, the baby boomers look for a new definition of life and engage themselves in different jobs. And many of them are even back to the colleges.

In order to keep up the energy and enthusiasm of baby boomers, the assisted living homes should organize more interactive programs. Moreover, the facilities provided to baby boomers would be much more improved in future, especially with regards to the aspects of technology and quality. This has been made possible because assisted living centers are studying the needs and tastes of baby boomers with regards to housing and activities. The technology like security and door locks would be much improved and communication with service providers and residents would be easier, hence reducing the response time of staff for an emergency call.

Allowing pets in the assisted living facility homes can also help the baby boomers in engaging in other activities and help them in reducing their stress levels. This would also help in increasing their capability of thinking smarter. The assisted living facility homes should make changes accordingly with the next baby boomer generation in the next 18 years with the base of current retired baby boomers thoughts.