The rich look to new retirement options

Interest in senior living communities has risen 87 percent year-on-year, according to a survey.

It found interest high, especially among young people under 35-year-old who had more open-minded and optimistic attitudes toward retirement. Their interest jumped from 17 percent to 39 percent.

With the rapid rise in the recognition of and demand for new types of senior living homes among China's super rich, senior living communities have become the preferred mode of retirement, with younger respondents most interested in them, according to the Retirement Planning and Healthcare of Chinese High-Net-Worth Individuals 2016, a report released by Taikang Insurance Co and Hurun Report on Monday in Beijing.