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Just starting to look as we are 81 and I’m nearly 75. As we struggle with fire insurance in California and hassle with Comcast – they took away our local sports and baseball season is imminent, and other house and neighborhood activities are time consuming and complex. We are Firewise neighborhood leaders and the responsibility is a challenge.
Our health is excellent for our age but cancer treatment and a chance of Alzheimer’s for me, lots of experience taking care of our elders, only one child to take care of us, and we babysit with joy for our one and soon to be two grandchildren – all that makes us wonder if we should move to a CCRC.
None of our contemporaries in several friend groups are even thinking of that! Most are sure they want to stay forever in their home.
Have any of you worked on that process? Made the move?
In HD on the bottom of the main page in the SEARCH SITE box, if you enter CCRC you will find a ton of information here.
While I am not personally interested in doing the CCRC path, I just found that the WA chapter of the CCRC association has an excellent Consumer Guide that explains how they work:
https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/a344fbc5-f1c4-4135-acc1-bcd6aee04e1a/downloads/WACCRA-ConsumerGuidetoCCRCs-3rdEdition-%202021.0.pdf?ver=1622830795724
Morningstar gives an overview of continuing care retirement communities in this article published Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025. I leave the task of assessing the accuracy and usefulness of the article to those of you who have experience with or at least more knowledge of CCRCs.
Is a Continuing Care Retirement Community Right for You? | Morningstar
Seems to be a good overview. I was amused by “the sobering possibility that it might be the last decision about where to live you ever make” as that was definitely my intention and my expectation when I moved in!
The article omits modified Type B, which is the system mine uses. We get 14 free days a year in Skilled Nursing, and the fees for both Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing are below market, although higher than in Independent Living.
Hi Kathy, thanks for your feedback on The Forest at Duke. We will move it down on the list but I like the name! We also circled Glenaire, Galloway Ridge, Croasdaile Village, and Springmoor for potential visits.
We haven’t visited them yet. Any hot button thoughts would be appreciated!
Mike