Service rich communities are comfort living environments for elderly people where they can live in independent houses and yet receive basic services that people receive in old age homes. Private homes in service rich communities are more preferred by elders as these houses give the independence of living according to their own will and yet get the care, comfort and help that elderly people require in their age. The amenities that service-rich communities generally offer are health care, cleaning, transport, recreation and socializing, and security.
Some important steps that need to be ensured before moving into a private home in service rich communities are, a thorough research should be done to find out the different options available, the community should be actually visited so that the environment and standard of living can be judged, a meeting with the residents of the community should be arranged in order to make sure that the living standards actually meet the claims that the community makes.