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Elder LifeCare Foundation is interested in serving the quality of life needs of all persons over the age of 70. Elder people thrive best living in circumstances where they are close to people of like mind, similar values, and common experiences. Many religious groups, clubs, occupational groups, academic, and cultural associations have expressed interest in having their elder members apply for grants from the Foundation.

The first collaborative agenda that the Elder LifeCare Foundation is developing is between the Wachovia Bank, Credit Suisse - Zurich, The Richmond Catholic Diocese, and the Foundation. This collaborative agenda will be designed to produce an integrated Catholic neighborhood inhabited with a combination of elderly Catholic parishioners, retired priests, and other retired religious people from Central Virginia. This neighborhood will be an informal, closely-knit group of like-minded persons; while allowing the retirees to serve, volunteer, recreate, create, or rest in a manner of their own choosing.

Presently, the status of this first collaborative agenda has moved from successful discussions with the Vicar General of the Richmond Diocese, Monsignor Thomas Shreve, whose understanding is that the Church's commitment is only to arrange for introductions between the prospective residents and the Foundation. The Foundation's role is to inform elder Church members about its grant programs. The choice of whether or not to participate is left entirely to the discretion of each parishioner. It also is understood, that the community itself is empowered to make all decisions regarding the involvement of the Church.

The Foundation appreciates the need for community standards and, potentially, covenants and tenets of the association. However, neither the Foundation nor the Church will have any power or authority over the residents for imposing rules of association or setting community agenda. The Foundation's purpose is to enable self-determination for elder residents of its housing communities, not to set the rules of interpersonal engagement, conduct, or association.

From elder persons who decide to participate in the Foundation's grant programs, permission will be sought that the Foundation be allowed to become the applicant-owner-beneficiary of a life insurance policy designed to protect the Foundation's financial risk and to ensure that funds are available to serve the needs of future generations of elders.

Home Design

In the spirit of the quaint colonial villages of the South, home designs represent a comfortable collection of private homes nestled in a charming countryside gated community setting just minutes from the James River. Each of these unique and luxurious homes is designed to transport its residents to another world - a place where scenery, sense of adventure, and timeless beauty all play together.

From a brook that winds its way just outside your windows to a rich tapestry of towering trees and wildflowers just beyond your door, elder dream homes become a reality. ADA compliant design, distinctive floor plans, and countless options, creating that elder dream home in the Old Dominion has never been easier.