

After decades of hard work, both in raising a family and as an employee in the workplace, securing a wonderful retirement is the goal of most U.S. citizens. A wealth of dedicated financial planners and insurers are available on the Peninsula to help secure that goal, offering guidance when it comes to developing and managing long-term financial objectives. The Virginia Peninsula area is also replete with organizations designed to serve retirees, ample non-credit educational opportunities through local colleges and universities and high-quality retirement communities—many of which offer continuing care options, where residents can “age in place.”
A number of retirement communities on the Peninsula offer an ideal mix of independent living apartments and cottages, assisted living units, memory support and on-site health centers for those in need of a higher level of care. Accompanying the maintenance-free living options are ample amenities on the premises, including eateries, full-service banks, swimming pools, fitness centers, beauty and barber shops, libraries, worship services and more. A long list of events, activities and seminars is available to residents as well. Among the many retirement communities on the Peninsula are such Chamber-referred sites as the Mennowood Retirement Community, The Chamberlin, The Chesapeake, Heritage Commons-Williamsburg, The Hidenwood, Somerset Apartments at Town Center and the Warwick Forest Retirement Community.