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Continuing care retirement communities, or CCRCs, provide many different types of services - skilled nursing, assisted living, and/or independent living - all in one location, which gives you the chance to stay in one place as your needs change. CCRCs offer a range of services such as: nursing and other health services; meals; housekeeping; transportation; emergency help; and personal care (help with things like bathing, dressing, going to the bathroom, and more). They also usually have lots of social and educational activities on site.

CCRCs are also different from other types of housing options for older people because they offer you a contract, a legal agreement that says the CCRC will provide you with housing and services for life. Most CCRCs require a one-time entrance fee and then monthly payments thereafter. These fees vary by community, depending on the type of housing and services they offer. Other CCRCs operate on a rental basis, in which you would make monthly payments, but would not have to pay an entrance fee.