When you or a family member is ready to move from their home to a retirement community there are a number of options depending on the level of services and care desired. There are a range of community types including independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing that cater to residents who require different levels of care and services. Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs) offer a variety of services within one community. CCRCs guarantee lifetime housing, social activities and increased levels of care as needs change.
CCRCs are part independent living, part assisted living and part skilled nursing home and offer a tiered approach to the aging process, accommodating residents’ changing needs. Depending on the community, when entering, healthy adults can
reside independently in single-family homes, apartments or condominiums. As assistance with everyday activities becomes necessary, residents can move into assisted living or nursing care facilities. One of the benefits of these communities is they give older adults the option to live in one location for the duration of their life, with much of their future care already figured out. This can provide a great level of comfort to both residents and their families and that can take much of the stress out of the caregiving relationship.
There are three basic types of contracts for CCRCs:
Start your research on Continuing Care Retirement Communities in your area and if family members are available to accompany you, invite them on visits. While there, investigate thoroughly and meet with a representative who can walk them through the different housing options, cost structures and contract choices. Here is a checklist of things to look out for and ask while you’re visiting.
If you decide on a CCRC, a weekend or week-long stay at the facility to ensure it’s the right choice. Once ready to commit, run the contract by an attorney to be sure everything is spelled out as it was agreed upon with the facility.
For a list of Dallas-Fort Worth area Continuing Care Retirement Communities click on this link
http://www.sullivandfwhomes.com/atj/user/AdditionalGetAction.do?pageId=455039
The Annual Hatch Chili Festival will heat things up in Downtown Arlington. Fiery food lovers can satisfy their need for the season’s best from 8:00 am – 1:00 pm Fri August 23rd and Saturday August 24th (or until the supply runs out). Shoppers can choose between raw Hatch Chili's, or peppers that will be roasted that day at the Farmers Market. I’m going just to smell the roasting peppers. Of course I’ll buying a bunch to make some posole, green chile, heck I could put green chiles on almost anything.
New Mexico Hatch Chili's are only available for 6 weeks each year during the months of August and September so don’t miss your opportunity.
Downtown Arlington Farmers Market
215 E Front Street
Arlington, Texas 76010
817-637-1144
Are you interested in becoming a homeowner in Arlington Texas. Help is available to qualified homebuyers through the Arlington Housing Finance Corporation’s Mortgage Credit Certificate program, also known as MCC.
The Arlington MCC Program is a federal income tax credit designed to assist those who are trying to become homeowners. With an MCC, the qualified homebuyer is eligible to write off up to $2,000 of the annual interest paid on the mortgage as a special tax credit. The credit can be claimed annually as long as the home is your principal residence.
Since it launched in April 2011, the AHFC has already helped a number of families become first time homebuyers in Arlington using the Mortgage Credit Certificate program The first series of the MCC program was so successful the AHFC issued a second series. There are still funds available for assistance
“The MCC program has exceeded our expectations,” said AHFC Director David Zappasodi. “It is a wonderful resource to enable qualified homebuyers to purchase a home of their choice in Arlington. The MCC can also be used in combination with other homebuyer assistance resources.”
For more information and details about the Mortgage Credit Certificate program, visit: www.arlingtontx.gov/housing/homeownership_ahfcmp.html
Click Here to see a fact sheet about the Mortgage Credit Certificate program from FSC Housing.
To apply for MCC contact FirstSouthwest Housing at 214-953-4176 or fschousing@firstsw.com
The City of Arlington offers 2 centers for maturing adults. The Senior Recreation Center at New York Avenue is at Hugh Smith center, 2015 Craig Hanking Dr. and New
York Ave. This center has a swimming pool and offers a number of water aerobic classes for maturing adults. There are water aerobic classes to help you stay fit as well as classes that are designed for wellness, joint flexibility, injuries and arthritic conditions. For more information on the Water Aerobic classes at the Hugh Smith Pool click this link. The Senior Rec Center at New York offers a number of other activities including exercise, games, fine art classes, billiards and much more. The Eunice Activity Center located at 1000 Eunice Street also offers a number of activities for adults. Probably some of the most popular activities offered at the Eunice Center is the Dancing Lessons and Friday Night Band Dances.