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Convenience counts
Barbara Hutchenson and her husband have resided at Suffield Meadows for the past two years.
“We had to move from where we were because of Karl’s illness,” Hutchenson explained in a recent interview. “The place was just too much for us to keep up. We were on two levels, with Karl on the first floor, and I was up and down the stairs all night long Here we’re on one floor, and everything is taken care o£*
Hutchenson said she eryoys the social activities, which have included a trip to a race track in Charles Town, a book club, and an ice cream social. “You can be as active or as private as you want,” she said. “The people in the condos are primarily retired, but many of the folks in the single-family houses are still working, at least parttime.”
What’s the attraction? Why do people decide to sell their homes of many years and move into an age-restricted community? Convenience is overwhelmingly the most popular response. These “active adults* want to keep busy and involved, but they also want to he free of the time-consuming and burdensome chores of indoor and outdoor maintenance.
Offered one elderly community member; ‘{Tm] getting rid of all that drudgery so that | have more time to do what I want with mjrhfe.’
E-mail the reporter, lyonsc_2000@yahaa.com
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