Continuing care retirement communities in the United States
A continuing care retirement community (CCRC), sometimes known as a life plan community, is a type of retirement community in the U.S. where a continuum of aging care needs—from independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care—can all be met within the community. These various levels of shelter and care may be housed on different floors or wings of a single high-rise building or in physically adjacent buildings, such as garden apartments, cottages, duplexes, mid- and low-rise buildings, or spread out in a campus setting. The emphasis of the CCRC model is to enable residents to avoid having to move, except to another level of care within the community, if their needs change.
Lutheran Hillside Village (first building opened 1963) in Peoria, IL
Shell Point Retirement Community (opened 1968), in Fort Myers, an example of a non-profit CCRC, founded as an independent ministry of The Christian & Missionary Alliance.
The Village at St. Barnabas (opened 1980) in Gibsonia, PA
Mirabella (CCRC opened Dec 2008) in Seattle, WA
A retirement community is a residential community or housing complex designed for older adults who are generally able to care for themselves. Assistance from home care agencies is allowed in some communities, and activities and socialization opportunities are often provided. Some of the characteristics typically are: the community must be age-restricted or age-qualified, residents must be partially or fully retired, and the community offers shared services or amenities.
Spring Harbor Retirement Community in Columbus, Georgia in the United States
Shell Point Retirement Community, a not-for-profit CCRC located in Fort Myers, Florida. Offers residents a wide variety of services – ranging from an 18-hole golf course to specialty medical care.
Tribby Arts Center at Shell Point Retirement Community, aims to be a hub of creative and cultural activity, encouraging the pursuit of theatrical, musical and visual arts by residents.
Retirement village in Ilkley, England