Just for Seniors Seniors in Pinellas County like activity. Fishing, golfing, boating, walking and watching sunsets keep many 60-plus folks busy. Many more swim with the largest Masters Swim Club in the country, based at the Olympic-sized North Shore Pool in St. Petersburg or participate in the annual Goodlife Games for senior athletes 55 and older. County-wide competitions attract about 1,500 every year for chess, ballroom dancing, pinochle, bridge and badminton in addition to tennis, swimming, golf, track and field and volleyball. Volunteering to help at schools and organizations throughout the county is popular with many active senior citizens.
Mental exercise is popular, too.
Florida's public schools offer tuition waivers for people 60 and older, so classes of all descriptions beckon older learners when space is available. A nonprofit agency called Neighborly Senior Services provides seniors with home care, transportation meals and adult day care in order to allow them to continue living in their own homes with dignity. Federal, state and local programs assist seniors, but there may be waiting lists if expense is a consideration. Pinellas County is popular with seniors and has much more than plentiful senior services to offer them. There's no state income tax or inheritance tax.