The New York Times blog on aging, "The New Old Age," had an article that illustrates how interpersonal communication isn't just about two people talking, but is also about the environment and circumstances surrounding the interaction and the relationship. The article takes a look at Continuing Care Retirement Communities or CCRC, where residents can enter into an independent living apartment and be moved within the same building to an assisted living floor when the time comes. Intuitively, these facilities seem like a great idea: residents can make friends while they are still independent and mobile and when they require more assistance they will still be able to remain in the same community. But studies and observations are finding that moving within the same facility doesn't mean relationships stay in tact. It seems physically moving, even if it is only to another floor of the same building, can disrupt interpersonal and community relationships.
What do you think? Is there a way these facilities can better accommodate communities as individuals' needs change?
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