[ Contining Care Retirement Communities ]

Continuing Care Retirement Communities are also called Aging in Place Communities. These communities offer several levels of care on one campus, enabling the resident to move to a higher level of care on a short term or long term basis without having to move to another community. Most of these communities will have independent retirement living, personal care, and then a skilled nursing facility. Some will also include an Alzheimer’s special care unit. Continuing Care Retirement Communities are particularly appealing to couples, since it allows both individuals to reside at the same community, even if they require different levels of care.

The accommodations as well as the costs will vary in the Continuing Care Retirement Communities according to the level of care you are receiving. In the independent retirement living, there will be patio homes and/or apartments with a variety of floor plans and sizes, from studios to two bedrooms. Your monthly rate will usually include the rent for your apartment or patio home, three meals a day, housekeeping, linen service, transportation, and some sort of emergency response system. If you should need more assistance and move to the personal care or skilled care levels of a Continuing Retirement Community, there usually are standard rooms offered. The monthly fee often will be an all inclusive monthly rate that will cover your accommodations as well as the care.

Finding the right community that meets all of a senior’s wants and needs for today as well as the future is a challenge. But Home to Home has done the work for you! We know our local Continuing Care Retirement Communities in Louisville and Southern Indiana and can help you find the perfect one that allows you to age in place. Contact us today for free, personal assistance as you go from Home to Home.