NHRetirementLiving
2022: 2 Day version, focusing on CCRCs and other housing variations
4 Day version with Steve Gilvar: 2019: Fridays, Oct 4,11,18 and 25; 2018: Oct 12-Nov 2,
The scope here is for long-term, active living options Short URL for this page is: https://is.gd/NHretirement
These include 55+ housing communities, 55+ apartment housing, Continuing/Life Care communities -- both non-profit and commercial. [Not included would be nursing care facilities or assisted living facilities unless they are incorporated into the more active living situations]
Home Service Models; 55+ focused living - residences, condos, apartments, mobile homes ..
To facilitate an ongoing discussion, we have created a "SIG" with an online discussion forum at: https://groups.io/g/OLLI-RT
Link to Presentation is: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U4pLll1OCE56tPzU6gNM1Vuu-7tIqoJ_/view?usp=sharing
Session 1
Introduction to concepts, terminology, resources
Identifying participant's interests, objectives
Do NH Natives have a different view from "newbies"
What does "Independent Living" mean to you? (to your spouse, kids, potential guardian...)
Staying where you are
Seniors helping Seniors
In-home, at-home services
Hunt at Home
AARP concept of livable communities and 2018 (just released) Survey results
AARP article "Can you afford to age in place?"
Session 2 -- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Birch Hill video describing CCRC options at high level
Map of the 13+ CCRCs in NH (here)
Getting good advice - Legal, Accountant, etc.
Session 3
Condos, Apartments
55+ community options
Guest: Steve Nelson President of a local Home Association in a 55+ condo community
Session 4
We start with Elder Law lawyer, Sara Ambrogi, Esq.
Manufactured homes
House Sharing
Multi-generational approaches
NH Town by Town "healthy aging" report information now available (2019)
Continuing Care Retirement Communities (vary from active retirement living though nursing care, in some cases in the same facility)
AARP article on CCRCs
10 Questions to ask about CCRCs; CANHR information on CCRCs; Seniorly article on CCRCs
National Continuing Care Residents Association (may not be active in 2019)
NH Non-profit Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC):
[evaluation of non-profits and recent IRS form 990s available from IRS, Guidestar, or ProPublica ]
NH Insurance Dept List of CCRC's and annual report information
Hunt Nashua
Huntington Nashua
(Hunt at Home is an alternative approach)
Laconia
RiverWoods Group
RiverWoods Exeter
RiverWoods Durham (2020 completion)
Birch Hill Terrace - Manchester
RiverMead - Peterborough
Havenwood Heritage Heights - 2 locations in Concord
Hillside Village, Keene (new)
Wesley Woods, Laconia
The Baldwin, Londonderry (2022) [associated with Edgewood in Mass.]
Mass Options at https://www.mass.gov/service-details/continuing-care-retirement-communities
Wentworth Senior Living - Portsmouth
Village to Village Network (collaboration of sr. home owners based on "Villages" model)
The Seacoast Villages Project - Age Quest, LLC Porthsmouth
Community Care of Lyme - Lyme NH
Monadnock at Home - Jaffery NH
Cheshire Village at Home - Keene, NH
VIllage Network - Nashua, NH (Life Coping, Inc.)
Rental Units, modular homes, etc.
Just using Google Maps and asking for New Hampshire 55+ apartments (not all are 55+)
Medvil Cooperative (Many mobile home parks were converted to co-op ownership by the NH Community Loan Fund)
www.LivingInnovations.com (Supporting persons with disabilities)
www.RetirementHomes.com (search tool for selected properties)
www.RetirementLiving.com (search tool ...)
www.TopRetirements.com ( lists locations outside of US as well as by state)
www.NHModularHomes.com (sells units)
Commercial residences (mostly condos and housing developments promoted by commercial sales entities)
https://www.55places.com/new-hampshire/region/southern-new-hampshire
http://www.best-nh-homes-real-estate.com/southern-new-hampshire-adult-communities.php
https://www.bestguide-retirementcommunities.com/newhampshireretirementcommunities.html
Concept Resources:
NH State PLan on Aging (June 2019)
Link to all NH Dept. of Health & Human Services licensed facilities
Aging in place resources: http://www.ageinplace.org/Local-Chapters/New-Hampshire
Jan 2018 NH Magazine "Guide to Retirement Living" (advertising insert)
Dibbbern site national index of senior living options
CoHousing -- national Directory
Alternative to Downsizing (Kaiser Health News Nov 2017)
Multi-age Nubanusit Farm, Pinnacle (Lyme),
https://www.senioradvisor.com/ (requires registration for details)
Beyond the scope of this class (long term care, memory care facilities, assisted living facilities, etc.)
After55.com -- lists many options
A Place for Mom -- requires registration - lists a range of communities nation wide, can sort by location, type...
(although if you Google "62+ Apartments near me" ... you get to placeformom listings without registration.)
Assisted Living Locators, an operation parallel to Place for Mom (registration)
Genisis Health Care communities such as Langdon Place (Nashua, Keene, Manchester, etc.)
Assisted Living Locator service (free, referral fees cover costs)