Want Better Retirement Options? Consider a Continuing Care Retirement Community

Adult granddaguhter supporting her senior grandmother when taking her for walk with walker in park in summer. Shutterstock

For people who want a place to retire that offers more than the typical assisted living or independent living centers, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) may be what you need. These communities are also sometimes called life-plan communities.

In the more traditional settings, your needs change as you age. You may need to be in one center for independent living, then go somewhere else for assisted living, then move again for skilled nursing, then memory care, and so on. A continuing care retirement community enables you to stay in one place and have all your needs met as you age.

Benefits of a CCRC

CCRCs have a lot more benefits than other forms of retirement centers. They can be considered the best options for senior care. They usually have many attractive amenities such as an indoor heated swimming pool, a park, a dog park, fitness facilities, outdoor areas for walking, 5-star meals, space to entertain family members, media rooms, community libraries, a golf course, tennis court, salon, and more.