Many seniors are very conscious about their age and hypersensitive when asked about their health by younger people. Everyone has to be careful about what they say to avoid upsetting them. After a point, people stop visiting them and don�t stop at the supermarket for a chat. Relations only visit for Christmas and generally don�t bring their kids. Eventually, the person realizes their white hair is not going unnoticed, and they look like a dinosaur to the kids. With pressure from their family or their own need to live amongst like-minded people, they look at the option of independent living for seniors in British Columbia.