How To Find A Retirement Place That Fits Your Lifestyle And Passions

Samuel Scheer and his wife, Rosetta Cohen, are long-time residents of western Massachusetts. But they love the arts and culture scene in New York City so much that they recently bought a more spacious apartment in the Big Apple with the thought that eventually it might become their primary retirement home. “We haven’t made up our minds yet,” says Scheer. “But we wanted a larger space because we plan to spend more time in the city.” Both had long and challenging careers—Scheer, now 72, as a high school English teacher, and Cohen, now 69, as a Smith College professor of education and American studies.