Should my husband and I decide to move to a life-care community, would our daughter have the right to remain?

On rare occasions, life-care communities are able to qualify for Medicaid reimbursement.

"As we get older, we wouldn't want to be in a life-care community, and Pennsylvania has more options for life care at home."

His mother's difficulty in living alone after the death of his father led him move forward with the idea of a life-care community, he said.

A continuing care community, also known as a life-care community, is a type of retirement community.

The financial planning for a life-care community typically is based on the actuarial expectation that the average stay of residents will be 10 to 12 years.

Others, called life-care communities, guarantee to keep patients no matter what level of care they need.

Another type of assisted living facility that is growing increasingly popular is the life-care community, often a not-for-profit complex for adults 62 and older.

Meadow Ridge will be a true life-care community, with assisted living or nursing care provided with minimal additional charges.

More comprehensive, so-called life-care communities, are being planned for elderly people who are still able to live alone but want lifetime security.