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When Should We Move to Assisted Living or a CCRC?
This article was originally published in 2021. Updated Sept. 2025 with updates from several people we know, including the couple profiled in the original article. For most people, the answer to the question when is the right time to move to a Life Care community is, "when I get older". It pretty much doesn't matter how old the person is…...
Top Retirement Towns
Brick Township incorporates several towns in Ocean County New Jersey above Toms River. Parts of the township are inland while others are on the Barnegat Peninsula. Many retirees are escaping suburban New York and New Jersey to move to this less dense part of the State by the Jersey shore. Newsmax named Brick as one of the "Top 25 Most…...
Manning is a small town of just under 4,000 people in central South Carolina, south of Florence. It is home to F.E. DuBose Campus of Central Carolina Technical College. Nearby Lake Marion is famous for it's landlocked striped bass and Manning is home for the annual Striped Bass Festival. Photos of The NRHP-listed Commercial Historic District in Manning and photo…...
Bolton is a wealthy suburb of 5,665 residents (2020 census) west of Boston and north of Worcester. The median family income was over $182,000 in 2021. The small town was founded in 1738, and is considered a suburb of Boston, while being a quiet farming community. Photo of Sawyer House, Bolton Historical Society courtesy of Wikipedia and John Phelan, photo…...
Columbia, Missouri is the home of the University of Missouri and rapidly becoming a popular retirement community. The population has grown to just over 126,000 people (2020). Columbia is nicknamed “College Town” or “The Athens of Missouri” because it has so many colleges in one town. Columbia was listed as one of the “Top 10 Value Towns” of 2007 for…...
