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Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Facts and Benefits
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) offer a full continuum of long-term care options on one campus for a fixed monthly fee. These long-term care options include independent living, assisted living, and nursing home care.

There are many variations of plans and covered benefits, but most CCRCs require an entry fee and operate on a life care contract for long-term care services. The majority of life care contracts offer residents unlimited, lifetime access to independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care with little or no increase in fees. While the services may vary from one CCRC to another, the fee primarily covers room and board.

CCRCs attract a much younger population than other types of senior housing options and offer amenities such as golf courses, swimming pools, tennis courts, and sometimes specialized facilities for Alzheimer’s and hospice patients.

CCRCs are regulated by the Departments of Health and Public Welfare. CCRCs have their own accrediting agency, Continuing Care Accreditation Commission, in addition to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). The Continuing Care Accreditation Commission is an independent entity that accredits only those communities that meet or exceed its standards of excellence.

UPMC Continuing Care Retirement Community Properties

Facilities	Phone Number
Sherwood Oaks Cranberry Township, PA Learn more about Sherwood Oaks	800-642-2217

Accessing Continuing Care Retirement Community
Contact the Aging Institute for more information on continuing care retirement communities or e-mail us your questions.