Independent Living

When cooking meals, cleaning the house, shoveling snow, mowing the lawn, and taking care of home repairs becomes burdensome, many seniors choose to move to an Independent Living Community (often referred to as a Retirement Community) to enjoy a carefree, retirement lifestyle.

This living option focuses on enjoying one's retirement. Most communities offer a myriad of amenities such as indoor pools, fitness and wellness centers, restaurant style dining, computer and business centers, well-stocked libraries, home theaters and walking paths – along with a wide range of individual and group leisure activities.

Convenient services such as prepared meals, maintenance, grounds keeping, transportation, 24-hour security, and housekeeping and linen services are offered as part of the monthly fee or on an optional basis for an additional cost. Housing options may vary from freestanding, single-family homes to townhouses or apartments.

Supportive Living

Seniors living in Supportive Living Residences are unable to live independently, but do not need nursing home care. Supportive Living is a home-like, congregate housing option that provides meals, housekeeping, laundry, personal care, health care services, and social activities in a supportive setting.

The goal of Supportive Living is to maximize a resident's dignity, autonomy, privacy, independence, choice and safety.

Supportive Living Residences provide transportation, 24-hour security with staff available at all times, and access to on-site or nearby health and medical services. Assisted Living Residences strive to keep residents as active and involved as possible through educational, spiritual, social and recreational programs.

Individuals residing in Assisted Living Residences usually have their own suites or apartments complete with a mini-kitchen and private bathroom, in addition to sleeping and living areas. Some choose to share their residences with a spouse or roommate.

Special care such as dementia care is available.

Lifestyle Communities

Lifestyle Communities offer multiple levels of care that allow an individual to age in place. This type of retirement community gives active seniors the ability to enjoy a carefree, independent lifestyle with the knowledge that all of their needs will be met should their health care situation change.