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Falcons Landing, 20522 Falcons Landing Circle, Potomac Falls, VA 20165, (800) 952- 3762, (703) 404-5100 This first-class, full-service, accredited, nonprofit CCRC is for retired military officers. Amenities include maintenance-free apart- ments and cottages on a 33-acre campus, a country club-style community center with fine dining, an on-site health care center, skilled-nursing care, and 42 assisted-living apartments. Services include maintenance, housekeeping, dining, scheduled transporta- tion, and more. Falcons Landing is 30 minutes from Washington, D.C., and 20 minutes from Dulles International Airport. The com- munity is nonsmoking. (See ad on page 109.) PET FRIENDLY
Harbor’s Edge, 1 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510, (757) 616-7950,
www.harborsedgenorfolk.com Norfolk’s only high-rise luxury retirement community, Harbor’s Edge offers breathtak- ing waterfront and downtown views, open and elegant floor plans, the finest amenities, true lifecare, and a 90-percent-refundable entrance fee. We are minutes from the Chrys- ler Museum, Harrison Opera House, Wells Theater, MacArthur Mall, and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Personal attention, dedicat- ed service, and true lifecare are the hallmarks of the Harbor’s Edge lifestyle. (See ad on page 107.) PET FRIENDLY
Homewood at the Shenandoah Val- ley, 96 Signal Knob Cottage Drive, Strasburg, VA 22657, (866) 781-7333, (540) 465-5500,
www.homewood.com A 58-acre start-up “green” CCRC will offer scenic mountain views and a meandering stream. Cottages are available for immediate move-in, and pre-reservations are being ac- cepted for the upcoming independent-living apartment building. Call to reserve your seat for one of our upcoming informational luncheons (seating limited). (See ad on page 104.)
Patriots Colony at Williamsburg, 6000 Patriots Colony Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188, (800) 716-9000,
www.patriotscolony.org This nonprofit, LifeCare CCRC for former and retired officers of the seven uniformed servic- es and their spouses and widow(er)s is on 90 wooded acres and offers villas, apartments, and freestanding homes. The newly remodeled community center features an indoor saltwa- ter pool and spa, fitness and recreational facil- ities, flexible dining options, on-campus care
facilities, and much more. We are close to many military bases, colleges, and historic sites. (See ad on insert page L.) PET FRIENDLY
Shenandoah, 128 Ruffed Grouse Court, Lake Frederick, VA 22630, (540) 868-9346,
www.shenandoahcommunity.com In the Shenandoah Valley, we are a 942-acre gated community surrounding 120-acre Lake Frederick, offering single-family homes and spectacular lake and mountain views. Ameni- ties include a fitness center, a social center, parks, tennis, picnic areas, and indoor and outdoor pools, and a vibrant activities pro- gram features more than 75 planned activities monthly. Golf courses and many Civil War sites are nearby. PET FRIENDLY
Shenandoah Valley Westminster- Canterbury, 300 Westminster-Canterbury Drive, Winchester, VA 22603, (800) 492- 9463,
www.svwc.org Established in 1987, this 65-acre Lifecare com- munity offers independent and assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory support on site. Amenities include casual and formal dining, Morgan’s Tavern, a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool, a putting green, a woodwork- ing shop, two miles of walking trails, ecumeni- cal services, a nurse practitioner, and a dentist. (See ad on page 8.) PET FRIENDLY
Vinson Hall Retirement Community, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, (800) 451-5121,
www.vinsonhall.org This premier CCRC is located in McLean, minutes from Washington, D.C. Independent living is open to commissioned military officers and their immediate families and government employees of equal rank from select agencies. Apartments range from efficiencies to two- bedrooms, and an expansion will add 75 spa- cious apartments. Affordable entry-fee options are available. Amenities include a fitness center with an indoor pool, à la carte dining options, and courtesy transportation. Assisted living, nursing care, and memory-support assisted- living residences do not require military affilia- tion. (See ad on page 58.)
Warwick Forest, 1004 Old Denbigh Blvd., Newport News, VA 23602, (757) 886-2200,
www.warwickforest.com This award-winning LifeCare CCRC is located minutes from historic Yorktown, Williams- burg, Fort Eustis, Langley AFB, and several other bases. The community center features an indoor saltwater pool, a movie theater, a fitness center, a tavern, five dining venues,
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and more. Sponsored by Riverside, the penin- sula’s largest health care system, we provide a full continuum of care on campus. (See ad on page 76.) PET FRIENDLY
Westminster at Lake Ridge, 12191 Clip- per Drive, Lake Ridge, VA 22192, (866) 369- 5782, (703) 496-3440,
www.wlrva.org Westminster at Lake Ridge is one of the few CCRCs in Northern Virginia to offer both cot- tages and apartments with on-site health care, housekeeping, transportation, and din- ing. Located adjacent to the historic town of Occoquan, Westminster is ideally situated in a wooden enclave just across the river from Fairfax County and convenient to the nation’s capital, Quantico, and Fort Belvoir. (See ad on page 41.)
Westminster-Canterbury of the Blue Ridge (WCBR), 250 Pantops Mountain Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911, (877) 682- 9227,
www.westminstercanterbury.org WCBR offers stunning views of the mountains and is in close proximity to cultural attractions in Charlottesville, Va. This nationally ac- credited CCRC consists of independent-living apartments and cottages, catered living, and a newly renovated health center with skilled nursing and the Vista memory-support pro- gram. Amenities include a cultural arts center, a fitness and wellness center, and formal and casual dining. (See ad on page 72.) PET FRIENDLY
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesa- peake Bay, 3100 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (800) 349-1722, (757) 496- 1785,
www.wcbay.com Located on the Chesapeake Bay, Westminster- Canterbury has the ambience and features of a first-class resort. Amenities include formal and informal dining, a penthouse lounge, indoor pools and a spa, gardens, a fitness center, and a hair salon. In the true Lifecare community, every level of health care is included in the monthly fee. (See ad on page 102.)
Williamsburg Landing, 5700 Williams- burg Landing Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185, (800) 554-5517, (757) 565-6505,
www.williamsburglanding.com Nestled in the beautiful Tidewater countryside, this 137-acre gated, CARF-CCAC-accredited CCRC campus features cluster homes, town- homes, and apartments in a resort setting. Minutes from Colonial Williamsburg, the College of William and Mary, shopping, golf courses, and the area’s abundant cultural and
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