Plan Your Future
Your Home and Community

You deserve to live life the way you want, whether that means renovating your current home or finding a niche retirement community. This advice will help you start planning now for how you'll live in the years ahead.

AARP Long Term Care Tips about how to plan Your Home, your Community, and your Future- a paper cutout of a house surrounded by tools

The Right Place to Live?

Take these steps to ensure you'll have a home and community you can stay in as you age. read

Live the Good Life, For Less

Ready to retire? Check out our list of 10 affordable, fun places to retire. Read

Real Social Networks

Villages help older residents stay in their homes. read

Boomers Redefine Retirement Living

Boomers are overhauling traditional models of housing and inventing new ones. Read

Home and Community FAQs for Long-Term Care

Check the answers to frequently asked to find out if your home or community is still the right place for you. read

Universal Design Makes Homes Accessible and Attractive

Architects and builders are embracing "universal design" to remodel or build houses that accommodate aging in place. Read

Plan Your Future
Women's Stories

Marta: I'd Like a Shared Home

Can her dream house--in the tropics, living with friends--become a reality? Read

Patricia: Lessons Learned

After losing two sisters and a niece to cancer, Patricia knew she had to strengthen her long-term health and financial plans for the sake of her kids. Watch

Jeannie: Protecting Her Son

She waited until she was in her 40s before marrying and adopting a baby. Then she made plans so her son won't have to worry about his older parents. Watch

Mary Ann: Essential Documents

After losing her mom to Alzheimer’s, Mary Ann decided to carve time out of her busy life to set up a long-term plan, including a power of attorney and other advanced directives. Watch