Linda Helfet, 78, and her husband Bill Hilliker, 86, planned to grow old in their condominium, located just outside of Boston. Plans changed when their sons moved away to different parts of the country. They had to rethink their living situation keeping in mind what would happen if one of them was gone and the other had to live alone.
Linda and Bill toured a luxury long-term care community where their close friends lived, but were taken aback by the expensive buy-in cost and steep monthly fees. They realized that they had to explore other options. What they were looking for became abundantly clear when they discovered the Opus senior living concept, which focuses on affordable senior living and
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What is the Opus Community Model?