Nancy Hughes, pictured, was tired of yard work and calling the plumber for every drip and leak. She wanted fun: golfing, long cruises and the freedom of spontaneity. So following the trend of many older Americans and baby boomers, Hughes sold her 2,200-square-foot home and large yard on the South Hill and downsized into a retirement community in August. “It seemed like time,” Hughes said from her fifth-floor, 1,400-square-foot apartment at Rockwood Lane Retirement Community with enviable views of Mount Spokane and downtown. “I wanted to move here while I was still young enough to do all these activities and enjoy life.” There was no pressing health issue and no pressure from her son. Hughes, 71 and long divorced, just wanted more freedom and less commitment to a large home/Erica Curless, SR Boomer U. More here. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland)

Question: Would you like to live in a retirement center when you're old enough to do so?