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What is CCCR of NC?
How and why did CCCR of NC Begin?
What has CCCR of NC done recently?
What is CCCR of NC?
The Continuing Care Community Residents of North Carolina (CCCR of NC) is a
state-wide volunteer non-profit organization of residents living in
continuing care retirement communities.
The purpose of CCCR of NC is to further the interest of residents of
continuing care communities by:
- Encouraging vigorous resident associations and enhancing their scope
by providing state-wide connections.
- Seeking to engage in research into issues relevant to aging and
continuing care and providing a forum for review and discussions of the
findings.
- Advocating and supporting legislation that is of concern to residents.
- Collaborating with the North Carolina Coalition on Aging, the North
Carolina Department of Insurance (DOI) and other groups sharing our
interests.
- Cooperating with the North Carolina Association of Non-Profit Homes
for the Aging (NCANPHA) and the American Association of Homes and
Service's for the Aging (AAHSA), the agencies of CCCR administrators, and
- Representing members in the National Continuing Care Residents
Association (NaCCRA), Washington, DC.
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How and why did CCCR of NC Begin?
Continuing care retirement communities are relatively new. They began
appearing in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The decades of the 1980s and
1990s saw major growth.
Dr. Harry Groves, a retired professor of law and law school dean, reviewed
existing North Carolina legislation relating to CCRCs. He concluded that
existing laws were inadequate to give residents the protection they needed.
In 1988, he called together a small group of CCCR residents and members of
the North Carolina legislature to seek their assistance in providing better
laws. CCCR of NC was organized and Dr. Groves proposed new legislation. The
following year, this small group of people successfully lobbied the
legislature to gain passage of what is now N.C. General Statutes, Chapter
58, Article 64, to license and regulate CCRCs in the state. To administer
the law's provisions, the law mandates that:
- A license be secured from the DOI to operate a CCCR.
- A detailed disclosure statement be given to both prospective residents
and annually to residents.
- Specified financial reserves be maintained.
- A developer show that contractual obligations can be met on a
continuing basis.
- An owning entity may not sell or transfer ownership without prior
approval from the DOI.
- Residents have the right to organize and be kept informed on the
operation of the facility.
The Department of Insurance is charged with protecting the rights of
residents through financial audits. The department also has the right to
intervene in the event of financial difficulty to protect the rights of
residents.
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What has CCCR of NC done recently?
CCCR of NC is currently involved in the promotion of two concepts which it
is felt would be for the benefit of all concerned. The first is to
have residents of all CCRC's represented on their respective Board of
Directors/Trustees with all the privileges of outside Directors. The
second concept is to expand the "No Smoking" ban currently in
effect in the public areas of most CCRC's to have all buildings and grounds
smoke free.
CCCR of NC played a leading role in the "Right to Return Home" state
legislation which guarantees the right of a resident of a CCCR to return
from hospitalization to his or her own health care facility, a right that
was threatened under some HMO contractors.
During each North Carolina legislative session, some of the many bills
considered contain issues that are relevant to residents. Together with the
North Carolina Coalition on Aging, CCCR of NC is the means by which we can
monitor and evaluate proposed legislation that could affect, for example,
the cost, delivery, and quality of health care, long term care insurance or
state tax proposals that impinge on our members and retirement communities.
CCCR of NC strives to ensure that when changes take place, they are for the
better. In cooperation with NCANPHA, it encourages fiscal soundness,
effective management and regular resident participation in the formulation
of policies and decisions that affect their lives.
In addition CCCR of NC gives its members an opportunity to meet and talk
with residents from other communities, learning from each other and
enriching the common life.
Join today to help protect your
personal interest and financial investment for years to come. Please fill
out the "Join Today" form and
return it with your annual membership fee.
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