For 55+ & retirement communities

55+ Community Software Residents Can Actually Read

Too much community tech assumes everyone has a smartphone and 20/20 vision. SoShiny meets residents where they are — a lobby announcement TV, plain email broadcasts, and clear, large documents, with a full portal for the board behind it.

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Built for the way 55+ communities actually run

Tech that assumes a smartphone

Apps and logins lose residents who don’t live on their phones. SoShiny reaches them on the lobby TV and by email, with the portal there for whoever wants it.

Notices nobody can read

Tiny flyers and dense PDFs get ignored. Big, high-contrast announcements on the clubhouse TV and clean email broadcasts get the message across.

The office fields every question

Activity times, meeting dates, pool hours — asked at the desk all day. Put them on the TV, the calendar, and a searchable knowledge base instead.
Every feature, on every plan

Every SoShiny feature, tuned for 55+ living

Lobby announcement TV

Turn the clubhouse or lobby screen into a large, high-contrast display of announcements, events, and the marketplace — readable across the room, no login required.

Email broadcasts

Send clear, plain-language email broadcasts to every resident — closures, meetings, and reminders — with delivery tracking and PDF attachments.

Clear, accessible documents

Governing documents, newsletters, and notices stored as clean PDFs residents can open and zoom — versioned and access-controlled.

Activities & events calendar

Publish classes, clubs, and meetings on a shared calendar that also drives the lobby TV, so residents always know what’s on today.

Voting & meetings

Run elections and budget votes online for residents who want it, and produce print-ready meeting minutes for the board.

Free community website

A simple public page with amenities, photos, events, and a contact form — easy for prospective residents and families to read.
In practice

How a real 55+ community uses SoShiny

A 400-home active-adult community leads with the screen its residents already gather around: the clubhouse TV. The activities director puts today’s classes, the next board meeting, and the pool hours on a large, high-contrast lobby display that needs no login and is readable from across the room.

For anything important — a road closure, the annual meeting, a water shutoff — the office sends a plain email broadcast and tracks who received it. Governing documents and the monthly newsletter live in Documents as clean PDFs residents can open and zoom, instead of squinting at a flyer.

Residents who are comfortable online get the full portal — the directory, voting, and a searchable rules library — while everyone else stays informed through the TV and email. The board runs elections and produces print-ready minutes without leaving anyone behind.

FAQ

55+ community questions, answered

Do residents have to use an app or smartphone?

No. SoShiny reaches residents through the lobby announcement TV and email broadcasts that need no login. The full portal is available for residents who want it, but it’s never required.

Is the lobby TV easy to read from a distance?

Yes. The lobby display uses large, high-contrast text sized to be read across a clubhouse, and it cycles announcements, events, and the marketplace automatically.

Can families and prospective residents see the community?

Yes. Every community gets a clean public website with amenities, photos, events, and a contact form that’s easy for families and prospects to read.

Can the board still run elections and meetings?

Yes. The board gets the full toolkit — online voting, agendas, resolutions with per-member votes, and print-ready minutes — behind the resident-friendly front end.

How much does SoShiny cost for a 55+ community?

$50 per month base plus $0.50 per home per month. Every feature is included on every plan — no tier-gating, no setup fees, and a 30-day free trial.

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Every feature on every plan. $50/mo base + $0.50 per unit. 30-day free trial, cancel anytime.

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