For most of the 5000+ years of our human civilization, families, communities, tribes, even whole nations were close, connected and vibrant. Vibrancy was a fact of life, early on, children, adults and the aged all made contributions to the whole and therefore life had purpose through all ages.
Included in these communities were the aged caring for and teaching their children and their grand children; parents working close by whether on the land to raise crops, hunting and fishing for food or tending to the many chores their existence depended on.
Even as societies grew in size and became more urban, and jobs away from the home became the norm, families stayed connected, parents and grand parents still tended to the young and the young still cared for the aged. Beyond the immediate family, extended family was still close and neighbors knew and supported their neighbors. Through the 20th and into the 21st century, it became the norm that families included non-blood related members. ...
Whether the auto, train or plane brought on the new norm or they were affects of the needs of the ever growing population; today, children often move far away from their parents; often working in other states and have often taken on so many more responsibilities and activities, that family connections are few and far between. Often with both parents working and family units busy and separated, children are raised by outside providers and grand parents find themselves alone and often without purpose or support.
This life is one without vibrancy and with ever improving health care, the aged are living long lives, need even more support for longer periods and this new reality has created a significant crisis here in America and around the world. Band-aides are continually being developed without addressing vibrancy and therefore are failing at all levels.
The Vibrant Homes for Life plan addresses these changes with a life long plan that brings vibrancy back to people at all ages and especially for the elderly. The plan also offers retirement planning for the young that is not just about collecting enough money and insurance with the hope it will be enough. It adds the living side of life to those plans.
And, making it all work, provides a new investment strategy, where individuals, financial entities, builders, care givers, local business and community developers all gain opportunities for success. This plan turns the burden of society and government spending significant tax revenue to attempt to care for the elderly (and failing anyway) into life long financial success, self-management and what is most missing today and most critical to life ... VIBRANCY!