在日常生活中保持、扩大或加深社会联系有助于预防或缓解抑郁和焦虑，保护心脏，增强免疫系统。研究表明，强大的社会联系和支持也能促进大脑健康，可能会降低患痴呆症的风险，降低身体残疾的风险，并与更长寿有关。

Retirement living is an option that addresses all of those concerns. There is a home-like environment that is safe, provides meals and housekeeping, as well as the opportunity to socialize and have friends right where you live. Easy socialization is one of the best aspects of retirement living. No one should spend their later years isolated and lonely.

It’s a common question: why would I consider retirement living unless I need nursing support or 24-hour care? While personal support is conveniently available in retirement residences, and can be customized to your specific needs—including a spectrum of light services, such as medication management, to the more substantial, like assistance with your daily routine, an escort to meals and activities, and other assisted living services—senior living communities are also designed for active, independent older adults.