With a wonderful climate, incrediable scenery, and southwest culture, Tucson and its surrounding communities attract almost as many retired persons as Florida.
Many businesses in Tucson and Green Valley offer discounts to seniors-including restaurants, movie theatres, and museums. Most local hospitals, the local YMCA, and Parks and Recreational Department have special programs for seniors that include exercise classes, health seminars, field trips, social events, and more.
ACTIVE ADULT COMMUNITIES, AGE 45 & OVER
(Age restrictions vary by community)
Green Valley-One of the most premiere retirement destination in the United States. Selected as one of the country´s best places to retire to by "Where to Retire" and "New Choices for Retirement" magazines several times, Green Valley, located in the historic Santa Cruz Valley, combines the best of two worlds and four cultures. Click here to get listings in Green Valley.
QUAIL CREEK-Just a short drive south of Tucson, Arizona is the active adult resort community of Quail Creek in the panoramic Green Valley area. Set in a spectacular high desert terrain near the looming Santa Rita Mountains, this country club community combines all the mystic of the "Old Pueblo" as Tucson has long been known, with the charming lifestyle of a smaller community. Downtown Tucson is only a half hour away with interesting shops, galleries, restaurants and entertainment venues, while the Tucson airport is conveniently located within a 20-minute drive.
Ammenities at Quail Creek include the Quail Creek Grill & Lounge, fitness center, oversized swimming pool and championship golf course. Explore your creativity at the Arts & Technology Center, improve your tennis game or get up a game of bocce ball. There's no better place to call home if you want fun, fitness and a better life.
Quail Creek celebrates the award-winning lifestyle that has made Robson Communities a respected name around the country. Fun and leisure combined with breathtaking views makes this community a place to thrive. Ask anyone here and they´ll tell you why they chose Quail Creek.
It might be the Quail Creek Country Club featuring a championship golf course along with a variety of amenities to stimulate the mind, nurture the body or soothe the muscles. Or it could be the friendly atmosphere and the ease of making new friends. Or perhaps it´s the beautifully appointed homes. CLICK HERE for available homes in Quail Creek.
Las Brisas by Del Webb - Offers you a life of both comfort and adventure. You have the ideal home base so you can launch your next adventures in life, whatever you choose them to be. And you can relax knowing that you are a welcome part of a friendly, active adult community of solid value and powerful ideals.
Whether you´re making new friends at the beautiful clubhouse and pool or off exploring a nearby canyon, you can do so with the peace of mind that comes from having made a decision for the Del Webb lifestyle. Click Hereto get available homes in Rancho Resort/Las Brisas.
SONORA by Del Webb - Getting back to more of life´s simple, elegant pleasures is a step in a wonderful direction. Sonora by Del Webb makes it an easy, rewarding step. Here you find an active adult community that is all about doing the things you love to do. Here you´ll find endless opportunities to explore new interests along with people who enjoy great friendships and who share your ideals and values
You can enjoy the best of Southern Arizona in a close-knit, friendly neighborhood where community recreation is plentiful and solid value is a tradition that enfolds you. It is the Del Webb way, enduring quality and priceless peace of mind. Contact Vicki for New Home Sales and existing homes in this community.
SADDLEBROOKE-Nestled in the foothills of the spectacular Catalina Mountains just north of Tucson, Saddlebrook offers a dramatic setting for active adult living. From championship golf courses and 13 tennis courts to state-of-the-art fitness and impressive club houses, Saddlebrook's amenities are reeminiscent of a world-class resort. Click here to see existing home listings in Saddlebrooke SADDLEBROOKE HOA 1Nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the adult community of SaddleBrooke was founded in 1987 and is perfectly situated to take advantage of the magnificent scenery. Located approximately 14 miles north of Tucson and three miles east of Oracle Road, SaddleBrooke Homeowners Association #1 (SBHOA#1) residents enjoy breathtaking views of the Santa Catalina Mountains from their own homes. This mountain range has been prominent in four motion pictures and the subject of numerous books and magazine articles. The average elevation within SaddleBrooke is 3,300 feet, making for comfortable summer temperatures and moderate winters. SADDLEBROOKE HOA 2SaddleBrooke is an adult community comprised of a diverse group of residents actively participating in a wide variety of activities. The SaddleBrooke lifestyle will be preserved and enhanced through clear, reasonable governance and rules; the maintenance and improvement of facilities in a cost effective and efficient manner; and, a commitment to preserve, protect and enhance the value of all properties.
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HERITAGE HIGHLANDS - is set at the base of the Tortolita Mountains, just north of Tucson. With mountains as a backdrop, the view in all directions from Heritage Highlands is remarkable.
SUN CITY VISTOSO The Active Adult Community At the Foothills of the Beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains. Imagine mountains dusted with pink at sunset. Coffee on the patio with friends. Life in the High Sonoran Desert at Sun City Vistoso. Imagine You Could Be Here!Located 10 miles north of Tucson. Two golf courses, enjoy activities in three rec centers, or 2 pools. Rolling terrain, breathtaking mountain views and friendly people make up this well established community. Academy Village a unique, active adult community located in the Rincon Valley just east of Tucson, Arizona. Tucson is a cosmopolitan Southwestern city that offers many art and cultural venues, beautiful scenery, and great weather. Its an ideal setting for an independent, active adult lifestyle.
Copper Crest Active Senior Community Nestled in the rolling foothills of the epic landscape at the Tucson Mountains is Copper Crest, a gated, resort style retirement community where you will enjoy the best of everything. Copper Crest is designed specifically for today's active lifestyle. If you like hiking, bicycling, swimming,excercising, ceramics, arts and crafts design, dancing, card games, billards, bocce, horseshoes, computers, music, Copper Crest...has it all. It's a short scenic drive for golf, dining, movies, shopping and medical facilities.
SUNFLOWERThe Sunflower Community is comprised of 967 homes and designed for active adult living. The many amenities include a unique and beautiful village center building with a state-of-the-art fitness room, swimming pool, Jacuzzi, tennis and bocce courts, arts/crafts room, billiards room, computer club room, game/library room and space for social functions/meetings. Special attention has been given to planting and maintaining the native desert landscaping with some areas of lush grass in the public areas throughout the entire community. With almost 50 clubs and special interest groups and many planned activities each month, there is truly something here for everyone.
TUCSON ESTATES Tucson Estates offers an active lifestyle retirement community with very low monthly maintenance assessments, currently $70.00 per month. This includes use of all facilities such as; two swimming pools, a spa, two tennis courts, an 18 hole executive golf course, two recreation/social function halls, shuffleboard, horseshoe. Tucson Estates Property Owners Association, Inc. is the common area Home Owner Association Corporation. Residents own their own homes and lots. Tucson Estates does not sell rent or broker real estate.
Voyager HomesThe special feeling of a real community, wonderful friends and neighbors and an endless array of things to do and places to goall are part of the Voyager experience. Setting your course for Voyager means discovering all the "Best of the Southwest." For a day, a season, or a lifetime, Voyager has it all.
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RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
CYPRESS COURT AT TUCSON assisted living and memory (dementia) care- 3701 N. Swan Rd. Tucson 520-299-7755
COUNTRY CLUB OF LA CHOLLA- 8700 N. La Cholla Tucson 520-797-8700
AMBER LIGHTS- 6231 N. Montebella Rd Tucson 520-498-0668
ATRIA-1550 E. River Rd, 520-299-1941, 6653 E. Carondelet Dr. 520-886-3600, 5549 E. Lee 520-886-7937 Tuson
BROADWAY PROPER- 400 S. Broadway Pl Tucson 520-296-3238
CARESTONE AT RIVER- 5665 E. River Rd Tucson 520-529-7100
COPPER CREST ACTIVE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY- 7700 W. Bopp Rd. Tucson 520-883-6670
CROSSROADS ADULT CARE- 6710 N. Leonardo Da Vinci Way Tucson 520-297-4434
DESERT POINT-LA RESERVE- 10701 N. La Reserve Dr. Tucson 520-498-1111
OASIS AT EL CORRAL- 2721 N. Oracle Tucson 520-624-1771
SADDLEBROOKE RESORT COMMUNITY- 63395 E. Flower Ridge Dr 520-825-3030
Armory Park Senior Center 220 S. 5th Ave. 791-4865 Tucson
Eastside Senior Club, Udall Center 7200 E. Tanque Verde Rd. 791-4931 Tucson
Fred Archer Center 1665 S. La Cholla Blvd 791-4353 Tucson
Jacobs Park/City YMCA 1010 W. Lind St. 888-7716 Tucson
Lighthouse YMCA 2900 N. Columbus Blvd 795-9725 Tucson
the Pima Council on Aging can provide information on more than 150 clubs, phone 790-7262.
SENIOR EDUCATION
Many retirees in Arizona discover that they now have the time and opportunity to go where their curiosity and intellect take them. Many return to the universities and community colleges throughout the state and take life-enrichment classes in topics they've always wanted to learn more about.
ELDERHOSTEL provides programs to teach seniors about the southwest and much more. Take a class on Jewish cowboys of the west. Share your experiences of World War II with other students. Learn about the plants and animals of Arizona. Whatever you are curious about, Elderhostel programs probably have a class on it. You can find Elderhostel programs at more than 100 locations in Ariozna, from the Hopi mesas and Grand Canyon in the north to Nogales on the Mexican border. Curiosity and intellect thrive with the encouragement of these programs, famous for their modestly priced educational adventures around the world. New programs begin every month. Contact the national Elderhostel headquarters in Boston at 877-426-8056 or log onto http://www.elderhostel.org for information.
Arizona's talented and wise retirees have become some of the state's best resources. Peer-teaching groups, affiliated with Elderhostel's network of Institutes for Learning in Retirement (ILRs), are going stron at community college campuses in Prescott, Mesa, Surprise, and at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Arizona's universities and community colleges offer diverse and innovative lifelong learning programs. Contact your local educational institution or log onto http://eh.elderhostel.org/ein for more information.
The University of Arizona Extended University's SAGE Society (Seniors' Achievement and Growth through Education) provides continuing learning-in-retirement experiences for Tucson's senior citizens and winter visitors. Programs include discussion groups, study sessions, brown-bag lectures with guest speakers, field trips, and social events. Membership in the society also includes the opportunity to moderate classes on favorite topics and disounts on many Extended University courses. The society has a waiting list of applicants. Contact SAGE Program, U of A Extended University, 888 N. Euclid Ave. 85721. Phone 626-9039 http://www.eu.arizona.edu/seniors/sage.html e-mail perierc@email.arizona.edu. The office is open 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Pima Community College's Senior Education Program also offers noncredit courses especially suited to the needs and interests of older adults. Classes are offered at various locations throughout Tucson and Green Valley. Phone 206-6579 (Tucson) or 625-5063 (Green Valley).
Another popular program is Oasis: Enriching the Lives of Mature Adults, a national nonprofit organization offering classes in volunteer programs, education, culture, wellness, humanities, and the arts. OASIS creates opportunities for active retirees to continue their personal growth while providing meaningful service to the community. Phone 795-3950 ext. 2113 ir http://www.oasisnet.org .
In the Tucson area, an interesting concept in retiree life is taking place at Academy Village. Here, retired university professors and academics can find common ground, living near other professionals with similar interests, and continuing their studies and research work. Attracting residents from all over the US, Academy Village focuses on the lifelong learning and wellness of its residents, providing access to the U of A, on-site health services, and recreational facilities. Phone 647-0900.
Additionally, senior healthcare providers and local senior centers serve up a varied menu of special-interest classes and events.
SENIOR OLYMPICS
The Senior Olympic Festival is held each February; Seniors 50 years and older compete in events ranging from skeet shooting to cribbage, track events to bocce, and basketball to aerobics. Events are held all over Tucson. Phone 791-5915, ext. 105 for additional information.
ARIZONA SENIOR-SPECIFIC VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteering provides opportunities for you to put your skills and life experiences to work in ways that help your new community. Not only can you help other people, you can help yourself. Studies show that active volunteer enjoy healthier, longer, and more fulfilling lives.
Many exciting opportunities exist in Arizona. The National Senior Service Corps offers three main outlets for active adults: Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), Senior Companion Program, and the Foster Grandparent Program. Phone 602-379-4825, www.nationalservice.org .
Adults of all ages can also volunteer in a number of different areas by contacting the Volunteer Center of Tucson at 881-3300.
OLDER-ADULT SERVICE AGENCIES
THE PIMA COUNCIL ON AGING
This designated "Area Agency on Aging" coordinates services and programs for the elderly. Some of the services include a monthly newslaetter, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), information about congregate meal sites, the Pension Information and Counseling Program, and an ombudsman service that helps solve problems in such areas as Social Security, Medicare, health insurance, hospitals, home repair, legal assistance, and the entire spectrum of social-service programs. If you have any questions regarding the concerns of the elderly or need advocacy for an elderly person, these people can steer you in the right direction. 5055 E. Broadway Blvd. Ste. C-104, 85711. Phone 790-7262 or contact the 24-hour statewide Elder Resource and Referral Line at 800-686-1431, e-mail pcoa@azstarnet.com .
GOVERNOR'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AGING
Arizona has a very active Governor's Advisory Council on Aging, with 15 members appointed by the governor. The mission of the Council is to provide the governor, the legislature, and the state agencies with information about issues affecting Arizona's seniors. The Council attempts, to the best of its ability, to represent all seniors residing in Arizona and is always open to ideas and comments from this very important segment of our population. Phone 602-542-4710.
STATE OFFICE ON AGING
Every state government has an office on aging, responsible for coordinating services for older people. In Arizona, it's the Aging & Adult Administration (part of the Arizona Department of Economic Security). Phone 602-542-4446, http://www.de.state.az.us .
SENIOR RESOURCE NETWORK
Sponsored by Information and Referral Service Inc., this program provides information about a variety of options and services available to older aduts in the Tucson area, including housing alternatives, living assistance, long-term care services, and caregiver support. Available by phone Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Phone 795-7480, www.azstarnet.com/azinfo.
ELDER LAW HOTLINE
In May 1998, Governor Hull signed House Bill 2618, a new law that, for the first time in Arizona history, commits funding to providing civil legal aid, including the establishment of an elder-law hotline. The hotline is designed to offer legal advice, if possible, in the span of a short phone conference. If the matter requires further discussion, referrals to other services may be required. The hotline is available for preventive advice as well as advice once a client is facing a legal challenge. Phone 623-5137 or 800-231-5441.
ARIZONA CHAPTER OF THE ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA
Assisted Living Federation will provide a free brochure called "The Consumer's Guide," offering advice on choosing an assisted living facility. Phone 480-831-6123, www.azalfa.org
ARIZONA LIVING: THE MAGAZINE FOR ACTIVE ADULT LIFESTYLES
Published by Madden Publishing Inc. this quarterly magazine presents a seasonal selection of activities and amenities that appeal to Arizona's active adults, from baby boomers to mature seniors. To subscribe, phone 322-0895.
TUCSON AREA CASINOS
CASINO DEL SOL-5655 W. Valencia Rd. Tucson, 800-344-9435, http://www.casinodelsol.com The newer of the Pascua Yaqui tribe's two casinos features Mediterranean architecture, a fresh air atmosphere, a 4,400-seat outdoor amphitheater, and Moby's a 1960s California beach hangout-themed diner. The casino has 450 state of the art slot machines with the highest payout in the state, a 12 table poker room with tournaments, and 20 tables of live blackjack.
CASINO OF THE SUN-7474 S. Camino de Oeste, Tucson, 800-344-9435, http://www.casinodelsol.com . The Pascua Yaqui tribe casino has 450 slot machines, a 900-seat bino hall, 10 live blackjack tables, and big promotions for members, from cars to cash. Midnight Express serves light meals, and Bistro 777 offers cafe'-style American fare. Both are open 24 hours a day.
DESERT DIAMOND CASINO-(Nogales Hwy. location) Nogales Hwy. 1 mile south of Valencia Rd. Tucson, 866-332-9467. http://www.desertdiamondcasino.com . The Tohono O'odham nation's original casino has bingo, more than 800 slot machines, video poker, live Vegas-style blackjack, and keno.
DESERT DIAMOND CASINO-(I-19 location) I-19 and Pima Mine Rd. Tucson, 866-332-9467, http://www.desertdiamondcasino.com The Tohono O'odham nation's newest casino has 500 slot machines, live keno, poker, 20 live Vegas-style blackjack tables, a 2,400-seat entertainment center, gourmet dining at Agave Restaurant, and a lounge.
SENIOR RESOURCE LINKS
New LifeStyles Online is your ultimate source for senior living and care options. We provide you with everything you need to make an informed, comfortable decision about your own or your loved one's future. Whether you are looking for an independent retirement community, assisted living, nursing home, Alzheimer's care, home or hospice care, or other senior product or service, we can help you find what's right for you! New Lifestyles
The nonprofit Seniornet provides adults 50+ access to and education about computer technology and the internet to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.SENIORNET
Founded in 1950, NCOA is the nation's first association of organizations and professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, well being, and contributions of older persons. NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING
ElderWeb is an on-line community of older adult computer users. Founded in 1994 by the Arts and Science Division of Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton, AB, ElderWeb is designed to provide its services to all adults over 45 years of age in North America.ELDER WEB
This is a Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information about Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.SENIOR LAW
AARP is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older. Through information and education, advocacy and service, we seek to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity and purpose. AARP
You are among the millions of seniors rejecting the notion that retirement means rocking chairs. You exercise, eat well, you take care of yourself. But nevertheless, you may still face the age-old challenges of arthritis, high blood pressure and other maladies. Here, we offer you ideas on how to live better. SENIOR HEALTH
wiredseniors.com gives Seniors a "Web of Your Own" and serves as the Main Hub of the many Seniors Related Web Sites that makes up the wiredseniors.com Web Network. Just like any other network, we make a wide variety of Seniors Oriented information and programs available to our audience. WIRED SENIORS
The Arizona Assisted Living Federation of America (Arizona ALFA) represents providers who care for over 20,000 Arizona state citizens in assisted living and retirement communities. Formed in 1997 by visionary leaders committed to ensuring effective representation in legislative and regulatory arenas, Arizona ALFA members believe that by combining efforts they can educate the public, regulators and legislators about assisted living and its importance as a viable care setting for elderly and frail individuals. ARIZONA ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA
Senior Corps is a network of programs that tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges with Foster Grandparents, Senior Companions, and RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program). SENIOR CORPS
ThirdAge.com is an integral part of ThirdAge Inc., an online media and direct marketing company focused exclusively on serving the needs of first-wave baby boomers -- midlife adults in their 40s, 50s and 60s. THIRD AGE
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