Wondering where to live in your later years? This strategic and
thoughtful guide is aimed at anyone looking to determine the best place
to call home during the second half of life.
Place plays a significant but often unacknowledged role in health and
happiness. The right place elevates personal well-being. It can help
promote purpose, facilitate human connection, catalyze physical
activity, support financial health, and inspire community engagement.
Conversely, the wrong place can be detrimental to health, as the
COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted. In Right Place, Right Time, Ryan
Frederick argues that where you live matters enormously--especially
during the second half of your life.
Frederick, the CEO of SmartLiving 360 and a recognized thought leader on
the intersection of place and healthy aging, provides you with tools to
evaluate your living situation, ensuring that you weigh all the
necessary factors to make a sound decision that optimizes your current
and future well-being. He explores the pros and cons of different living
options, from remaining in your current home to downsizing,
intergenerational living, co-housing, senior living, and more. Along the
way, he helps readers answer important questions, including "Are you
already in the right place?" and "In what areas does your current place
not align with your needs and desires?" The rest of the book helps you
to unpack specific options for place, beginning with considerations for
regions and neighborhoods and then looking at specific housing models.
It also focuses on how housing is changing, particularly from a
technology, health, and health care perspective. The book closes by
challenging the reader to develop a discipline of choosing the right
place at the right time.
Combining real-life stories about people selecting places to live with
design thinking principles and interactive tools, Right Place, Right
Time will appeal to empty nesters, retirees, solo agers, and even adult
children seeking ways to support their parents and loved ones.
