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"Arizona State University in Tempe is a key part of daily life for Terrie and
Dave Sanders. They attend classes, concerts, plays and sports events, taking
advantage of their ASU Sun Cards to get free or discounted tickets. They stroll
the campus and grab lunch in the student union. They live on campus, like many
of their classmates, and they chat with them about courses, majors and life
goals.
But quite unlike the vast majority of students around them, the Sanderses are
in their late 70s. Their undergraduate and grad school years and full careers
are behind them; each has adult children and grandchildren. Two years ago, the
couple moved out of a spacious house in a Phoenix-area adult living community
and decamped to Mirabella at ASU, a 20-story continuing-care retirement
community that opened on the ASU campus in December 2020.
“We were happy in our community,” Terrie Sanders says. “But when we heard about
Mirabella opening, we came and looked, and got really excited — and not for the
future, but for right now, because of the vitality and activity that it
offered, because of the college campus opportunity.”
University-based retirement communities, or UBRCs, have gained popularity as
more Baby Boomers retire. Many are simply 55-plus-style developments near
colleges. But Mirabella’s on-campus location is part of a newer, growing trend
that can more easily foster daily intergenerational connection. At SUNY’s
Purchase College, an on-campus senior living facility is expected to open in
fall 2023. In Maryland, Goucher College is considering a plan for a nearby
senior living community to expand onto the campus. These arrangements — along
with other intergenerational initiatives across the US — promise benefits for
old and young, warding off loneliness for the former and providing additional
learning opportunities for the latter."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
