IELTS Writing Task 2: retirement communities Nowadays some older people choose to live in the retirement communities with other people,rather than living with their adult children.Is it a positive or negative development? It is true that more and more older people prefer living in a retirement center than living with their family. I believed that it's a positive for the elder people and their family. The retirement communities provide immediate medical care and professional daily support the staff working in the retirement center are professional doctors, nurses, physical therapists, nutritionists and social workers. They could provide the most adequate medical care and nutritious meal to the elder residents. The equipments in the retire community are designed for both healthy and disabled elderly people, making the retirement center a more suitable living area than their house. I believed that not every bathrooms at home are accessible restrooms and not every apartment are equipped with elevator, increasing the falling probability of the disabled and the elderly people. The retirement communities provide a social network for the elder people. Residents come from all walks of life. Teachers, nurses, big business CEOs, university professors, housewives, lawyers, engineers, musicians – and more – are making the choice for senior living in a community setting. The diverse background open the door to wonderful friendships and conversations. In addition, having social relationships is a significantly a higher predictor of longevity and is associated with reduced rate of depression and better functional and cognitive health. For example, my grandma lived with my uncle’s family. all of her children have busy work life and all of her grandchildren are busy for school, therefore she spend most of her time staring at the television. Since most of her friends either passed away or lived far away from her, she seldom have people to talk with, let alone developing friendship and connections. Years passed by, her cognitive ability, memory, language ability have degraded rapidly. When I went to visit her this year, she could barely recognized me. In conclusion, the medical aid, daily care and the social network are the three main factors that living in retirement communities is a better place to spend their rest of their life.