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In 1991 Billy and Akaisha Kaderli retired at the age
of 38. Now, into their 4th decade of this
financially independent lifestyle, they invite you
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La Pueblita
Retirement Community
Chapala, Mexico
Billy and Akaisha Kaderli
Editor's note: La
Pueblita has recently come across hard financial times - but not to worry!
Latitude Margaritaville International of Jimmy Buffett fame will be taking
it over in 2024.
Preparing for
retirement and making sure
one has enough money to cover
health
insurance is a challenge for many.
Whether or not to
purchase
Long
Term Care Insurance is also an expensive conundrum.
What if you could live
in a
retirement community that offers you a residence and the option
of medical services and aging in place services too? At
Retire Early Lifestyle,
we have given our readers some options in regards to the price of
overseas
healthcare
and have even listed several
affordable
assisted living locations in Mexico and
other
countries.
Recently, I visited a
new community at Lakeside called La Pueblita. It’s a new concept, an
all-inclusive-living-and-access-to-health-care combination that I think will
appeal to many.
It’s a project that I have watched since 2012.
Now, it’s actually being built and
there is attractive physical evidence to show you!
Let’s take a look.
The community building under
construction
Having heard that
La Pueblita actually broke ground
and had some casita models ready to show, my girlfriend and I arrived at the
Open House about 10:30 am that Saturday morning.
We were a bit early, which gave us some
time to walk around the area. Karen (The Senior Solution Director) had
Carolina drive us around the grounds to check them out. It was Carolina's
physician father who had the concept of La Pueblita many years ago, and it
was his dream to build an all-inclusive retirement community that had access
to medical care included in the membership.
The road where more casitas are being
built
Driving us around in an 8-seater golf
cart, Carolina showed us where other casitas are being built.
There is still a lot to do, but it was
good to finally see some action on this project!
Casitas on the right, memory care
building on the left
The concept of La Pueblita is that you
will have an active retirement community with the option to age in place,
including a memory care unit if needed.
Men putting up an advertising banner
in front of the Club House
A full-circle tour of the grounds brought
us back to the Club House area. You can read the sign that says this Club
House will offer a lounge, bar, gym, a restaurant with private dining, a
main courtyard, and a swimming pool.
There will also be a library, an
auditorium, a drugstore, rehabilitation clinic, a grocery store, walking
paths and a place for physical therapy.
The Center for Healthy Living will have a
variety of services including: Personalized fitness and wellness services,
cardio/strength training, group fitness classes, cognitive enhancement
programs, and salón and spa treatments
First bedroom in the 2 bedroom casita
At about 11 o'clock the attendees were
grouped together and brought to the display model which was a two bedroom, 2
bath casita.
One could bring their own furniture to
the casita, or have a decorator help them with the purchase of furniture
like this to fill the home.
Wheelchair access bathroom
Both bathrooms were wheelchair access.
Glass doors had large openings, and
everything in the casita was one floor. No little steps up and down to trip
on or get in the way of a walker or wheelchair.
Front room area
The front room area was one large room
with the dining room and living room open to each other.
It gave a spacious, light-filled feeling.
At La Pueblita, one pays rent (which
covers utilities and more) and then one also purchases a membership to
receive other benefits.
Each
membership plan
offers accumulating services from the standard package to the Platinum Plan
with other amenities available “a la carte” at regular prices.
Open kitchen
The casita was an open air plan and
focused on efficiency.
The kitchen comes with the refrigerator,
an oven, microwave, dishwasher and flattop stove. A place for a washer and
dryer is beside the refrigerator behind the paneled door.
You can't see them clearly in this photo,
but the pantry and other shelving are located behind the panels to the right
of the oven and microwave.
Another angle of the kitchen
More cabinets and drawers, dishwasher and
two-basin sink.
The door you see here leads out into the
garage.
The second bedroom
To the right of the bed is the closet and
at the foot of the bed against the opposing wall is room for a dresser or
armoire.
Another angle of the kitchen/dining
room and entrance
The front door of this casita is to the
right of the photo, several feet in front of this wall mirror.
Second bedroom, bath and garage is to the
left, dining room and living room is on the right. Kitchen, of course, is in
the middle.
Back patio
Each casita has a patio and yard. This
one is quite lovely.
Backyard looking toward the reception
area for the event
This patio has a small back yard for
enjoying, or perhaps for growing some herbs. Today, it looks out on the
reception area for the open house event.
The garage with storage
This is the garage area. In this
particular case, it was open air on one side, and tiled on the flooring.
Door leads into the kitchen and hallway of the casita.
Plenty of storage area behind the
louvered doors.
From the kitchen through to the back
yard
One last photo to give you the full idea
of the casita.
There are other residences available. You
can choose from a studio, an apartment,
a
penthouse or a casita. Membership plans are for independent living,
assisted living and memory care. They include meal credits at the restaurant
on site, house keeping services, salon services, and a full range of medical
and health services.
Healthcare benefits vary according to the
plan you purchase which include everything from preventative care and health
maintenance, medical services, physicals, and emergency care. There are
choices of chiropractic services, Holistic services annual comprehensive
physicals, even SkyMed Air Vac Services are available.
For more information on
La Pueblita,
contact Karen Perry:
Karen@lapueblita.com or 01. 376. 688. 1705
Or write
info@lapueblita.com
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