Concerns Rise About Continuing-Care Enclaves.

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  • Author(s): Olson, Elizabeth
  • Source:
    New York Times. 9/16/2010, Vol. 159 Issue 55165, p5. 0p.
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    • Subject Terms:
      RETIREMENT communities; RETIREES; LIFE care communities; COMMUNITY health nursing; OLDER people
    • Abstract:
      FOR middle- and upper-income retirees who had the money, it was almost a no-brainer in recent years to choose living in a continuing-care retirement community. They could move, as the need arose, from independent living to assisted care to skilled nursing care -- all without leaving the community. Well-off older people like Charles W. Prine Jr. of Pittsburgh, a former home building executive, plunked down six-figure entrance fees for a spot in a spacious, well-kept colony with amenities like organized outings, prepared meals and musical performances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]