FALL 2015 RETIREMENT GUIDE

Fairfax offers five-star retirement-living services for retired officers and their spouses of the U.S. uniformed services, the CIA, and the FBI; federal retirees; and parents of active duty and retired military officers. Amenities include fine dining, catering, in-house banking, an indoor pool and a fitness center, walk- ing trails, fishing, and cultural and social events. Services include independent liv- ing, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitative care. Entrance fees begin at $87,000, and monthly fees start at $2,609. (See ad on page 75.) PET FRIENDLY

Falcons Landing, 20522 Falcons Land- ing Circle, Potomac Falls, VA 20165, (800) 952-3762, (703) 404-5100 (Loudoun County) This first-class, CARF/CCAC-accredited, nonprofit CCRC is on a beautiful 33-acre campus. We’re home to retired military officers and their spouses and widowed survivors, senior-level federal retirees, and honorably discharged officers from all services. Amenities include large, light-filled apartments and cottages, a country-club-style community center, fine dining, a new wellness and fitness center, and a junior Olympic-sized pool. Enjoy our carefree lifestyle with the se- curity of knowing there is excellent nurs- ing care and assisted living on campus if you need it. We’re just 30 minutes from Washington, D.C., and 20 minutes from Dulles International Airport. The com- munity is nonsmoking. (See ad on page 95.) PET FRIENDLY

Harbor’s Edge, 1 Colley Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510, (757) 616-7950, www.harborsedgenorfolk.com Norfolk’s only high-rise luxury retire- ment community, Harbor’s Edge offers breathtaking waterfront and downtown views, open and elegant floor plans, the

finest amenities, and true LifeCare. We are minutes from the Chrysler Museum, Harrison Opera House, Wells Theatre, MacArthur Center mall, and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. Personal at- tention, dedicated service, and true Lif- eCare are the hallmarks of the Harbor’s Edge lifestyle. (See ad on page 82.) PET FRIENDLY

Patriots Colony at Williamsburg, 6000 Patriots Colony Drive, Williams- burg, VA 23188, (800) 716-9000, www.patriotscolony.org This LifeCare CCRC for former and re- tired officers of the seven uniformed services and their spouses, as well as former and retired officer-equivalent federal civil servants, is sponsored by Riverside Health System and sits on 90 wooded acres in the middle of the Historic Triangle, just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. It offers villas, apartments, and freestanding homes. Residents enjoy an indoor saltwater pool and a spa, fitness and recreational facili- ties, flexible dining options, a tavern, on- campus care facilities, and much more. We invite you to visit and spend two complimentary nights in our community. Come meet and spend time with our residents and experience all that Patriots Colony has to offer. (See ad on page 5.)

Shenandoah Valley Westminster- Canterbury, 300 Westminster-Can- terbury Drive, Winchester, VA 22603, (800) 492-9463, www.svwc.org Established in 1987, this nationally ac- credited (by CARF/CCAC) Lifecare com- munity offers all levels of care from independent and assisted living to skilled nursing and memory support, all on site. Amenities include casual and formal dining, Morgan’s Tavern, an in- door swimming pool, a fitness center, a putting green, a woodworking shop, two

THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND NON-MONETARY FACTORS ARE STRONG PREDICTORS OF THE LIKELIHOOD THAT FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES TRANSIT TO PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT, RETIREMENT, OR BEING UNEMPLOYED OR OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE. RETIREMENT FACTS FROM 2013 AND 2014 KEY FINDINGS, MICHIGAN RETIREMENT RESEARCH CENTER WORKING PAPERS

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miles of walking trails, ecumenical ser- vices, a nurse practitioner, a hair salon, and a full-service bank. (See ad on page 73.) PET FRIENDLY

Sunnyside Communities, 600 Uni- versity Blvd., Suite L, Harrisonburg, VA 22801, (800) 237-2257, (540) 568- 8600, www.sunnysidecommunities.com Sunnyside Communities is three award- winning CCRCs in Virginia, with more than 100 years of experience. Recog- nized regionally and nationally, they have received awards for whole-person well- ness programming, the highest ratings for quality of care, and “Best of Virginia” awards for retirement living. They offer affordable lifestyle choices including villas, cottages, garden/patio homes, and apartments. (See ad on page 113.) PET FRIENDLY

Vinson Hall Retirement Community, 6251 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22101, (800) 451-5121, www.vinsonhall.org Vinson Hall Retirement Community enhances the lives of residents through resident-centered care while fostering dignity, security, and friendship. Our in- dependent-living residences are open to commissioned military officers from all U.S. uniformed services and government employees of equal rank from select government agencies and their immedi- ate family members. Assisted living and memory care are open to all members of the community. (See ad on page 8.)

Williamsburg Landing, 5700 Wil- liamsburg Landing Drive, Williamsburg,