CCRC vs. ALF

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A senior in a Continuing Care Retirement Community contracts in advance for a lifetime commitment from the Continuing Care Retirement Community to care for them, regardless of their future needs. In contrast, a resident in an Assisted Living Facility has no such contract; they move into the Assisted Living Facility when necessary, and begin to pay at that point. The care, however, may be the same as that in an Assisted Living Unit in a CCRC.

The advantages of a Continuing Care Retirement Community are:

• There is no moving required (except possibly to another building within the same community). The senior is still able to maintain relationships with spouse, friends and other family members;
  

• If the senior becomes well enough to no longer require assistance or nursing care, the care ceases, and they resume an independent lifestyle within the same community.
  

Continuing Care

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CCRC's

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CCRC's

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