When the time came for Alice and Robert Demmler to leave Maiden Bridge Apartments, they knew exactly where their next home would be.
His aunt and uncle and her mother and sister had all spent several years at Asbury Heights in Mt. Lebanon, a continuing care community operated by United Methodist Services for the Aging. Why take a chance on anyplace else?
Last year, the couple made the move into a two-bedroom apartment on the 27-acre campus. Avid travelers, they particularly enjoy the fact that they can pack up at anytime and go.
"And I have a huge kitchen," says Mrs. Demmler. "The biggest I've ever had."
Their eagerness to move makes the Demmlers somewhat atypical. According to 2000 AARP survey, an overwhelming majority of older Americans want to remain in their own homes for as long as possible.But when they do move, they don't go far. Three-quarters of people age 55 and older who move each year stay in the same state, according to the 2000 Census. Half remain in the same county.
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