Recently launched UniversityRetirementCommunities.com, a website providing locations and information for retirees interested in senior living communities associated with a university or college in the US, lists nearly 80 communities, including those associated with Duke, Notre Dame, Stanford, Penn State, Arizona State, and the Universities of Virginia, Florida, and Alabama, among others. The site also provides information on the history, services, and costs of such communities, as well as media and related stories featuring this rapidly growing model of senior living.

“Boomers represent the most highly educated retirement demographic in history, and they are seeking active, intellectually stimulating, and intergenerational retirement environments – with strong ties to their alma mater or opportunities for lifelong learning,” says Andrew Carle, the website’s founder. Carle, a former senior living executive and lead faculty for the curricula in Senior Living Administration at Georgetown University, is credited with defining the University Retirement Community (URC) model in 2006.

Within the website, retirees can locate and learn about communities through “Basic,” “Featured,” or “Certified” listings, with “Certified” listings reflecting those providing the highest level of documented connection to a host university or college.

Using a 5-criteria model, communities meeting all five can be certified as a University Based Retirement Community (UBRC)™; those meeting 3-4, as a University Linked Retirement Community (ULRC)™; and those meeting 1-2, as a University Affiliated Retirement Community (UARC)™.

The website also provides resources for academic institutions, alumni associations, or providers interested in developing a URC and who become site members, including links to organizations providing consulting, feasibility studies, development, architectural and interior design, and operations management.

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