What Are Continuing Care Retirement Communities?

A continuing care retirement community (CCRC) is a community which offers several levels of assistance, including independent living, assisted living and nursing home care. It is different from other housing and care facilities for seniors because it usually provides a written agreement or long-term contract between the resident (frequently lasting the term of the resident's lifetime) and the community which offers a continuum of housing, services and health care system, commonly all on one campus or site.


	Assisted Living

	Independent Living

	Congregate Housing

	Continuing Care Retirement Community

	Nursing Home

	Residential Board and Care Home

	Alzheimer's

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