Here is the first detailed study of the economic, social, and administrative implications for the establishment of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Leaders in the field of optional living arrangements for the elderly examine models of continuing care retirement communities throughout the United States.

Morrison, Ian; Frisch, Susana; Bennett, Ruth; Gurland, Barry

Contents
Preface

• Prologue and Introduction
• Part I: Continuing Care Retirement Communities: An Overview
• Continuing Care--Consumer Choice: From Compact to Contracts
• Long-Term Care Alternatives: Continuing Care Retirement Communities
• Part II: Legal, Financial, and Ethical Issues
• Legal Regulations of the Continuing Care Retirement Community Industry as a Whole
• Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Issues in Financial Managment and Actuarial Prediction
• Ethical Issues in Continuing Care
• Part III: Evolving Management Structures: A Case Study
• Evolving Management Structures: A Case Study of a Life Care Village at Pine Run, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
• Part IV: Background Information on the Situation in New York State
• Policies on Retirement Communities in New York State: Historical Background and Current Status From the Vantage Point of Health Care
• Policies on Retirement Communities in New York State: Historical Background and Current Status From the Vantage Point of Social Services
• The Prospect for the Future of Continuing Care Retirement Communities in New York State
• Part V: Looking Toward the Future: Issues to Be Considered and Recommendations for Action
• Programmatic and Operational Issues of Continuing Care Retirement Communities
• Financial and Actuarial Steps Recommended for the Development of a Continuing Care Retirement Community in New York State
• Legal Barriers in New York State and Recommendations on How to Deal With Them
• New York State Public Policy Barriers, Changes Needed, and Recommendations for Action
• Part VI: Executive Summary