CCRC here we come! Reasons for moving to a continuing care retirement community

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 79-101

  Groger, Lisa ^a   Kinney, Jennifer ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing care retirement community (CCRC); Push and pull factors; Qualitative; Relocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447646945     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v20n04_06     Document Type: Article

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