Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NORC)

Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORC) is an area where people moved into housing when they were younger and have remained there and grown older. A NORC can be an apartment building, housing complex, or neighborhood not originally built for seniors. NORC programming is to enhance the ability of seniors to continue living independently in the community through increased access to supportive services. It involves a collaborative partnership among a housing entity, health care, social services providers, government agencies and funding to locate and provide a range of social and health care services at the housing site or within a geographic neighborhood. NORC programs are proactive and take a holistic, preventative approach to the health and well being of seniors.

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