Friday, August 12, 2022
Know About NORCs?
The Ocala Star Banner newspaper ran a guest column explaining NORCs. Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities give seniors the help they need to age in place explains that "Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs) are self-help communities that started springing up in 1992 with the founding of Community Without Walls in Princeton, N.J. They are not a formal community, but occur naturally in neighborhoods in small cities and urban areas, and are not cohousing. "
The article highlights the versatility of NORCs: "[w]hile NORCs were first identified in urban settings, they can be found in communities large and small. They can be geographically defined by such boundaries as an entire apartment building, a neighborhood or a more rural setting over a large geographical area comprised of one- and two-family homes. Sometimes a NORC is not a physically connected locatioh, , but loosely organized around a church, synagogue or fraternal organizations."
Thanks to Julie Kitzmiller for sending me the link to this article.
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/2022/08/know-about-norcs.html