Pope’s article explains that one of the newest and fastest growing trends in senior care is the emergence of CCRC’s. Pope says that, “The goal is to provide a place where older people can retire and live an active life, then receive whatever assistance they need when they need it – without having to move.”
At Cedar Crest, residents do just that. With more than 120 resident-run clubs and groups, as well as a host of daily planned activities, the more than 1,340 Cedar Crest residents certainly lead active lives.
“The activities here are so much fun and they are very well run,” says resident Claire Landsman, who is the leader of the New York Symphony Group, a ticket seller and usher for events held in the Performing Arts Center, secretary of the Resident Advisory Council, chair of the Cedar Crest Socrates Café program, and assistant teacher of Tai Chi, when her husband, who leads the class, requires her assistance. “My husband, Jerry, and I actually chose to live at Cedar Crest over living at a similar community in Hawaii because of the quality of activities available here.”
Residents who enjoy college-level learning are thrilled that Cedar Crest has been chosen as the first retirement community in the nation to form an affiliation with Elderhostel and offer an on-site Institute for Learning in Retirement program. Topics include painting, history, Supreme Court decisions, and the study of music, etc.
“The classes are quite diverse and interesting,” says Marge Wyngaarden, the Cedar Crest resident who spearheaded the affiliation. “The residents loved the classes offered during the first session and many are being offered again with a host of new classes as well.”
Pope’s article, which said “Cedar Crest is a virtual geriatropolis set on a pretty, sprawling 130-acre hilltop campus, with 1,242 apartments and 104 nursing-home beds with entrance fees running from $138,000 to $556,000 (100 percent refundable) and monthly fees of $1,400 to $2,200,” just touches on the surface. Cedar Crest is a living, breathing campus where residents share their gifts to create a community that celebrates life. (Jackie Schatell)
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