LOS ANGELES — The Leisure World and Laguna Woods retirement villages envelop you in tranquility from the moment you enter their gates.
Single-story houses sit low to the ground, their facades partially hidden behind Moroccan-style screens and tropical plants.
Residents old enough to have lived through a dozen presidents get their morning exercise by hitting the links on flawless green golf courses and working up a sweat in communal gyms while chatting with friends.