Former high school teachers from Maryland who worked all the way up until retirement. They currently reside in a large beach house in Carolina Beach, NC.
1. Where are you originally from?
2. What drew you to the Wilmington area?
3. How long did you work in the education field? What did you enjoy most about the experience?
4. How has retirement been treating you?
5. In what ways do you remain active in your community?
6. Do you attend a lot of local concerts/cultural events? If so, what have your favorites been?
7. What would you say are the pros to being a homeowner as opposed to living in a more secluded community with only neighbors/residents of a similar age? Cons?
8. Do the majority of your retired close friends/family own their homes or have they chosen to move into active adult/independent living communities?
9. How long do you plan to reside in your beach house? Any future plans to travel and/or move?
10. Would you ever consider living in an active adult/independent living community? Why or why not?
Andrew Zeldin, MS
Gerontology lecturer for the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences at UNC Wilmington
and works as a professional Certified Geriatric Care Manager. Andrew received his master’s degree in Gerontology from UNC Wilmington and completed the University of Florida’s Geriatric Care Management Graduate Certificate program. Andrew is also the owner of Assistance for Life Care Management which is a Wilmington, NC based geriatric care management company. He is an active member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers and serves as the Geriatric Care Manager Chairperson on the International Commission on Health Care Certification executive board.
1. Are you originally from Wilmington?
2. What do you love most about living in this area?
3. What encouraged/inspired you to study and teach gerontology?
4. Discuss your education and work background.
5. In what ways do you stay active and involved in the community as it relates to older adults?
6. Why do you think there is such a large percentage of retirees/seniors that choose to live in communities with only people of a similar age and still others that decide to live and interact with people of all ages?
7. What are your thoughts on the variety of living options offered to retirees/seniors?
8. Why do you think there is such an attraction to North Carolina for retirement, specifically Wilmington?
9. Do you think options and services for retirees/seniors will become more or less accessible in the future? Why?
10. Discuss the importance of exploring and learning about the lives of older adults within the local community and society overall.
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