Census Bureau data says America's population is older than it's ever been.

About 18% of Americans are 65 years old or older.

In 30 years it's projected to represent 28% of the population and as that

demographic grows some of them are reimagining retirement.

Ali Rogan's report is part of our series

Rethinking Aging. is part of our series rethinking aging.

Two, one, watch it out.

76 year old Shelly Malinoff doesn't go to work anymore, but she doesn't feel retired.

Power gap is coming off. doesn't feel retired. There's the exercise class and I leave it a little early to get to what aerobics at 9 o'clock and then there's Tai Chi and then I'm taking three

classes on campus so I do need to have time to do my homework. The hardest thing is not to do too much. You have a

busier schedule than most? Probably.

millennials I know. Yeah, yeah. Which is great.

Shelly lives at Mirabella, a luxury apartment complex for older adults right on Arizona State University's campus in Tempe.

She has access to ASU classes and facilities and most important to her access to the community.

No, Thursday is a busy day for you.

Charity Morrison is a graduate student here studying music and she's part of Shelly's regular social group.

She's also one of Mirabella's artists in residence who perform for and with their older neighbors.

One of the things that I really admire about Shelly

is the moment we met, she speaks so positively

of the people around her and the experiences around her.

That's a characteristic that I really would love to

emulate. You meet people and that you had never ever met before. I mean how

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