CCRC Entry Fee Refunds: What Happens When a Resident Passes Away?
Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs or life plan communities) offer a continuum of care, ranging from independent living to skilled nursing care, ensuring that residents’ care needs are met as they age. Many CCRCs require new residents to pay a sizable entry fee when they first move into the community, much of which is often [...]
Continuing Care at Home Gives Older Adults the Best of Both Worlds
Want to stay in your home as long as possible but also desire easy access to assistance and healthcare services later? The continuing care at home model could be the solution.
Senior Living Research: Why It’s So Frustrating and How to Make It Easier
I wonder how many prospective residents of CCRCs or lifecare communities give up searching because they are overwhelmed by the comlexity of CCRC contracts and other details?
Navigating Dating and Intimacy in Retirement Communities
There is an active dating scene in many retirement communities, but there are also reasons for seniors to be cautious about starting an intimate relationship.
Crunch the Numbers: Aging at Home vs. Moving to a CCRC
Research frequently shows that “aging at home” is the senior living preference for a majority of older adults. Yet some decide that a retirement community, such as moving to a CCRC (continuing care retirement community aka life plan community), better meets their long-term senior living goals. Among those who choose a CCRC, many cite [...]
Why Is Senior Living Terminology So Confusing?
If you’ve ever traveled to a country where you didn’t speak the language, you may have an idea of how it can sometimes feel to be a senior living prospect. In addition to all the other considerations in the decision process, prospects also must break through the clutter of the industry's senior living terminology. This [...]