SeniorResource.com features a page with definitions and tips on Aging-in-Place. Among the resources is this definition of a "NORC":
A NORC is a community or neighborhood where residents remain for years, and age as neighbors, until a Naturally Occurring Retirement Community develops. A NORC may refer to a specific apartment building, or a street of old single family homes. Residents would just have stayed and just aged.It is possible to band together and develop, or seek help to develop, access to services to aid those needing assistance, thereby retaining the highest quality of life for all residents as they age. Some 27% of seniors live in a NORC.
http://www.seniorresource.com/ageinpl.htm#remodserv
Posted by rollingrains at September 10, 2008 01:34 AM