Naturally occurring retirement communities

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Naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCS) are housing complexes, apartment buildings or clusters of houses that were not specifically designed to accommodate senior citizens as they grew older in their community. The aging process, however, makes it necessary for support services to be provided if these older residents are to continue aging in place. A housing area is considered to be a naturally occurring retirement community when there are twice the usual number of elderly residents or 26 percent. Naturally occurring retirement communities can also be formed by a combination of local residents aging in place and newly arrived older residents moving into the area. Support services required by a naturally occurring retirement community include chore service, informational and referral assistance, entitlements counseling, case assistance and management, public health nursing and chronic care management, health screenings and health education, social and recreational activities, transportation and adult day care programs.

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