Judson Smart Living’s Continuing Care Retirement Communities

A Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) is an organization that provides housing, social and healthcare services to older adults.

While there are a variety of types of CCRCs, generally they are multi-building campuses or large single buildings that provide independent living cottages or apartments, some type of supportive health services (usually skilled nursing and assisted living apartments), and social and recreational services such as dining areas, activity programs, exercise facilities, libraries, computer centers, craft, and hobby areas are common as well as housekeeping and laundry services.

CCRCs are named after the continuum of care they provide for seniors as they age. Someone who initially moves into an independent living community may need to move into assisted living or memory care as they get older; living in a continuing care retirement community allows seniors to make the transition to different levels of care easily and at a significant discount.

Most CCRCs require an entrance fee, which may or may not be refundable, and a monthly fee which varies depending on the type of CCRC contract.