Thirty-six residents from twenty communities met to discuss acquisitions of CCRCs by other entities. Other topics were campus speed limits and the agenda for the October 15 plenary meeting.
Barbara Trought told us about the itinerary for the Plenary hosted by Cedar Crest in Pompton Plains, NJ, next month on October 15th.
Sam Inglese asked members who are Fellowship communities about their experiences. His community, Harrogate, is becoming part of Fellowship in January.
Next was a discussion regarding whether communities have a bar in their facility. Some do and some don’t. Those with a bar have their own regulations. Such as whether you are permitted to take your own wine into the dining room if there is a bar. Linda Greenberg of Cedar Crest asked if there were any traffic safety concerns at their facility such as people not stopping at stop signs, driving too fast, etc. No responses.
CCRC VS PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT-Seems like the same daily living experience is about the same for both.
Don Reardon of Masonic Village asked for insight as to whether Resident Associations in the communities continue to keep their own checking accounts if they are taken over by another company. Discussion followed. One took some maneuvering to keep their account; one had their own EI; one said the Residents Association checking was totally separate.
Lois Goldberg from Lionsgate asked what different facilities do in case there is an emergency in their facility. There were various responses such as: the phone system sends out a robo call message; fire alarms; memos are sent out.
Barbara reported that every community should have a financial review committee to make sure our dollars are being used properly.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:53am. The next meeting will be on Zoom on the 2nd Wednesday of October–October 8th, 2025.