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Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) such as the Rogue Valley Manor are designed as environments where people live longer, healthier, and more actively engaged lives. They are also communities that provide seniors with a sense of independence throughout the later years of their lives. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) defines a CCRC as “an organization that offers a full range of housing, residential services, and health care in order to serve its older residents as their needs change over time.” As a CCRC, the Manor uses a unique strategy for achieving these things: it combines several levels of health care within a single community setting and offers programs and activities emphasizing social involvement and community life. In 1997 the Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-term Care for the US Department of Health and Human Services released a research analysis paper that found that residents who live in CCRCs, including the Manor, are indeed healthier and they do live longer. The research statistics show that CCRC residents have a life expect-ancy that is one and a half to two years longer than that of other elderly individuals. It has also been found that CCRCs reduce the risk of disease and disability and improve the health of residents. Many have attributed these noticeable health benefits to the more active approach that CCRCs take toward health care. CCRCs combine a variety of services that may affect the overall wellness of their residents. These services, along with a clear strategy of health promotion by the communities, attempt to encourage the elderly to be more involved in maintaining their own health.
For a brochure to learn more about the benefits provided by CCRCs, call our Marketing Office today at 1-800-848-7868.
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