Life Plan/CCRC

Life Plan Financial Health: Status and Outlook

Senior living is a long-duration business. A resident who moves into a Life Plan or CCRC community at the start of retirement may remain on the same campus for a decade or more, receiving everything from an independent apartment to...

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