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What is a retirement community?
A retirement community is a community/complex that houses retirees and seniors. Retirement communities are often restricted to people over a certain age and are designed to carter to the wants and needs of seniors and retirees, often by providing extensive amenities.
Amenities differ place to place, but can include: swimming pools, arts and crafts, bingo, boating, trails, golf courses, beauty salons, and shuttle services.
There are different types of retirement communities. Independent living communities have resident units and do not provide healthcare. Continuing care retirement communities offer a combination of residential and healthcare facilities. If long term healthcare housing is needed, consider looking at nursing homes, or assisted livings.
How do I select a retirement community?When selecting a retirement community, you should consider the following factors:
1. Location: Do you want to stay close to family and friends? Are you looking for a warmer climate? Retirement communities can be found in most states, so the location depends on where you feel most comfortable.
2. Services needed: Do you need any medical care? You should evaluate your health care needs, and select a community based on those needs.
3. Restrictions: Age and other restrictions may apply in some retirement communities. Check the retirement community’s profile page on WhereToFindCare.com to get more information, or use the contact form on their profile page to request information.
4. Availability: Does the retirement community have any units currently open?
5. Price: More popular retirement communities tend to cost more due to availability and request. Shop around for a retirement community that fits your budget and fits your needs.
6. Quality: Quality is often overlooked but extremely important. WhereToFindCare.com is the only place that gives you a quality score to assist you in choosing a retirement community: the consumer quality score.
The consumer quality score is the percentage of people who rated their retirement community on WhereToFindCare.com and said they received quality care. This experience-based retirement community satisfaction score cannot be found elsewhere today except by word of mouth.
Have you had experiences with retirement communities in your area? Share your experiences with other users by rating the retirement community on WhereToFindCare.com. Your feedback is invaluable to others in your community searching for retirement communities.
7. Recommendations: Word of mouth recommendations can tell us whether we can get along with providers on a personal level. Ask friends, family, and other associates if they have had experiences with the retirement communities on your list. You can also find word of mouth recommendations on WhereToFindCare.com.
Tour the retirement community
Once you have narrowed down your list, tour the retirement communities you are intested in. This is a big decision and seeing the retirement communities can play a big role in your decision making.
When you tour the retirement community, ask to see the residentual units, verify there is enough space for your needs. Ask about amenities they offer and ask to see activity programs. Talk to current residents about their experience at the retirement community. Observe the staff: Are they friendly and professional? Are the premises clean and well maintained? Make sure maintenance done in residentual units is done in a timely matter. Do you have a pet? Ask if they allow pets. Check out parking. Is there ample parking for residents and guests? Are there any parking fees? Ask about all services and fees.
How can WhereToFindCare.com help you find the best retirement community?
Use the retirement community search tool above to locate retirement communities in your area. With the report generated, you can view quality information, word of mouth recommendations from people in your community, exceptional healthcare workers at retirement communities(we call them CareStars), photos, video tours, services provided, insurance accepted, contact information, driving directions, and much more.
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