Discussion with Steve Gurney of the Positive Aging Community with Charter Senior Living

We’ve all been aging since the day we were born, but is there a right time to start thinking about senior living? For Steve Gurney, it was in his early 40s. During a yearlong project, Steve moved into five different senior living communities to get the full experience. Steve will share firsthand insight and advice about what to look for when searching for a senior living community. This is the perfect time to dip your toes in the water and get to know the team at Charter Senior Living. Steve is the Founder of the Positive Aging Community and develops innovative products to help seniors make the best choices in retirement living. He is a Senior Marketing Institute award winner and the Founder and Publisher of the Positive Aging SourceBook.

For more information about Charter Senior Living Charter Senior Living currently manages over 60 senior living communities across the United States. 

Mission: To Enhance the Human Spirit. At Charter Senior Living, our mission statement and core values unite us in our purpose – and our passion. We strive to be a caring and compassionate leader within the senior living industry, but more importantly, our goal is to demonstrate that commitment to our residents … Every. Single. Day.

Visit any Charter Senior Living community on any given day … and, from the moment you step through our doors, we think you’ll experience the difference …

Questions Asked: 

• Steve, so could you or would you share and tell us what happened with your grandfather and their care? Did the family place them in a senior care location?
• I am concerned about the impact of private equity in the senior living space. I am interested in moving to CCRC. Specifically, my concern is were I to move into a CCRC today, what protections would I have that the CCRC would maintain its quality of service and commensurate quality of service in higher levels of care?
• "My husband is like 7 years older than me with co morbidity.
• So when it’s the right time to move in assisted living  even though I’m still independent..
• Maybe be I know the answer but I want to know your perspective?"
• How about Villages (Village to Village network)?  I belong to At Home in Alexandria.
• Pros/cons rental community with levels of care (such as Brightview)  vs nonprofit  CCRC (such as Goodwin House) vs for profit CCRC  (such as The Fairfax , both of which have entrance fees
• "Is there a future expectation for healthcare in those communities?
• Is assisted living an age eligibility requirement?"
• I have heard that these older adult communities can be cliquish like in high school. How can one avoid these cliques?
• Can you comment on "adult family homes," please?
• where to find a NOC--natural occurring community in the DC area?
• What are entry fees all about?
• Steve can you share Arvette's webinar on Senior Living Contracts? https://www.retirementlivingsourcebook.com/videos/understanding-senior-living-community-contracts
• "What an amazing story, wow?
• Ask, Ask , Ask. Thank you so much for sharing. So the person was only fifty years of age when they had the accident and became disabled, and the whole family moved into the care community and the organization decided and said they would work with the whole family to make this care plan work for the good of the whole family. Thanks."
• With aging baby boomers, many, new communities are being built today (visited some in Fairfax, VA). We're 68 and plan to move to a CRCC when we are about 75 (hopefully as independent living).  How do we evaluate the new communities?  Any other advise in what we should do?
• Your grandfather, Entomologist? Is this the scientist who studies insects and zoology and animals? if yes, this is so interesting. Your grandfather, a professor, teacher, researcher, what did they do and what happened to all of their stuff. The cicadas have always been so interesting.
• Thnaks Steve, this was excellent presentatation!!! Ruth