Is someone you know thinking about moving to a retirement community? - These facts, suggestions, and narratives show you what to expect. - Loving Life in a Life Plan Community tells how to investigate, choose, and live in a Life Plan Community (LPC, also called a CCRC). Filled with details, advice, and stories, these pages show how you can live with dignity, independence, and health care for the rest of your life. It discusses housing options, makes suggestions about choosing a community, gives downsizing tips, and explores the future of LPCs. It also explains costs and contracts, the meaning of lifetime health services, and the business side of LPCs. Loving Life in a Life Plan Community lets you eavesdrop on dozens of conversations that reveal thoughts of life, love, relationships, work, and endings. It explores the intricacies of making one of the most significant decisions a family will ever face. The tone is friendly and knowledgeable. "The stories remind me of people I know. I'd fit right in!" "All the information about money was an eye-opener for me." "I hadn't realized how many housing options seniors have." "This book makes me feel ready to move into Senior Living."