Active Adult Retirement Communities: Are focused primarily on providing activities, such as (golf, tennis, ocean views, a marina, country and mountain views, a country club, walking and biking trails, a swimming pool, exercise room) for, and services to, retirement community members.
Assisted Living Retirement Communities: Seniors that require some assistance with activities of daily living but wish to live as independently as possible and do not require skilled medical care on a regular basis.
Independently Living Retirement Communities: Seniors who want to and are able to live independently, prefer to live among their peers and desire security, amenities and maintenance
Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Seniors currently living independently but want the security of being cared for when needed throughout the aging process.