A care center will include assisted living apartments, plus an area for Alzheimer's patients and those who need nursing care. The community has a dining room, but each unit has its own kitchen, a washer and dryer and emergency response system. The community provides housekeeping services, a 24-hour concierge, and building and grounds maintenance. Seniors will be near a new shopping area, movie complex, single-family homes and a golf course. There will be life all around.
Luxury comes at a price, however.
CCRCs or life-care communities typically charge an entrance fee, along with a monthly fee. These fees are based on the size of the unit and number of occupants. In the past, life-care communities kept the entire entry fee, but that's changing. Consumers have been demanding, and getting, more payment options. Entry fees nowadays might be refundable based on a sliding scale, or the refundable amount may decline the longer a person lives in the community.