What Is a Life Plan Community?

Do you like trying new things? Making new friends? Are you looking for something that adds a sense of purpose and meaning? Research shows that all these things can add to your overall happiness and enjoyment of life. More and more people who are exploring their retirement living options have discovered that moving to a Life Plan Community, like the upcoming Vista Point at Fairview, gives them easy and convenient access to everything they want their life to be. That’s because moving to a Life Plan Community, also known as a Continuing Care Retirement Community or CCRC, simplifies life. Some people worry that moving to a retirement community will limit their freedom but it actually frees you up by making life easier.

How Do Life Plan Communities Work?

At a Life Plan Community, for an upfront entrance fee and ongoing monthly fees, residents enjoy a maintenance-free residence, convenient services, a variety of amenities, dining, and a robust calendar of programs and activities. They also have priority access to higher levels of care, if ever needed.

Five Life Plan Community Benefits

1. Freedom: When you’re no longer responsible for fixing every little – and big – thing that goes wrong with your home, you have the opportunity to put your time and energy towards the things that matter most. You’ll also probably be happy you don’t have to cook (unless you want to) or clean, mow, rake leaves or shovel snow anymore.
2. Convenience: On-site amenities mean you don’t have to drive across town to go to the gym or the salon or to meet friends for a happy hour on a rooftop bar. Here, those things are just a short walk away.
3. Lifelong learning: With on-campus classes, lectures, performances and special events, it’s easy to keep learning and enjoying new experiences. We also offer transportation, so you don’t have to drive any more than you want to.
4. Peace of mind: It lets you have a more secure plan for the future. Life Plan Communities give you the assurance that if you ever need health services, you’ll know exactly where you’ll receive them, so you and your family won’t have to scramble to find care.
5. Age well: The Age Well Study — a national longitudinal study designed in collaboration with Northwestern University — evaluated the health and well-being of more than 5,100 residents from 80 Life Plan Communities. When compared to a demographically similar control group of seniors who didn’t live in a Life Plan Community, residents were found to:

• Be more satisfied with life
• Have a greater sense of control over their lives
• Have more social contacts and connections
• Exercise more regularly, maintain a healthier diet and sleep better
• Participate more in lifelong learning

Let Us Show You Our View of Retirement

As you explore your senior living options in the Groton area, consider Vista Point at Fairview. Our new community will feature a range of top-notch services and amenities, including maintenance-free living, unique dining experiences and thoughtfully selected entertainment options while still being close to all the things you love about the Connecticut shoreline. Contact us to learn more and discover how you can reserve a more exciting future today.