Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) provide care along every step of the aging process. To enter these types of facilities, you will first need to meet financial and physical requirements. There are several different payment plans, but generally, there is an entrance fee and a monthly payment.

When you first enter a CCRC, you will have an independent apartment where you provide all of your care. The facility will provide one meal per day. You will be permitted to come and go from your apartment as you please.

Though these facilities allow for independent living, on-campus services are a phone call away. Should a senior need physical or emotional support, they can easily bring these services in to help them. In the case of an accident, physical and occupational therapists are available to treat the senior before they return to normal living after recovery.

If seniors’ need for care increases to the point that they can no longer live independently, they can move into a different on-campus apartment where their needs can be met. This allows the senior to maintain some of their independence without sacrificing the care they need. Thanks to the Life Care Contract signed when entering the CCRC, the cost will not increase unless the facility requires extra supplies.

If the need for care continues to increase to the point that skilled nursing is needed, skilled rooms exist on the same facility. When the senior moves in, their bill will not increase except for added supplies or other types of services, like haircuts or medications.