What Levels of Care Does Riverview Retirement Community Offer?

Riverview Retirement Community is a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the sense that it describes itself as offering "the full spectrum of living options." Based on the community's own descriptions, that spectrum includes independent living, assisted living, and memory care, plus several in-home and outpatient services that sit alongside the residential levels. The right level for a given person depends on how much daily help they need and whether they need supervision or skilled services.

Independent Living

Riverview's independent living option is aimed at older adults who want to live in a 55+ community without ongoing medical or daily-living support.

• Housing types: Homes, condos, and residences.
• Layout: Floor plans are spread across three different areas of campus, which the community describes as ranging from casual to luxury.
• Who it fits: People who can manage their own daily routine and are choosing the community for lifestyle, location, and amenities rather than for care.

If the main question is "where do we want to live," independent living is the relevant level. If the question is "who will help with medications, bathing, or meals," look at the next level down.

Assisted Living

Assisted living at Riverview is offered in the Terrace Apartments.

• Daily living: The community frames this level around not having to cook or clean — "Let us do the cooking and cleaning!" — and living maintenance-free.
• Care: It includes certified medical support and assisted living services.
• Who it fits: Someone who wants an apartment setting and help with daily needs, but does not require the specialized dementia programming of memory care.

The practical distinction from independent living is the presence of staff-provided support and medical oversight. The practical distinction from memory care is that assisted living is not described as a secured or dementia-specific program.

Memory Care

Memory care is provided in the Veranda Rooms.

• Focus: Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
• Approach: The community describes the facility as state-of-the-art and says it engages residents mentally, physically, and socially to enhance quality of life.
• Who it fits: Someone whose dementia-related needs — supervision, orientation, structured engagement — go beyond what assisted living is designed to provide.

Services That Are Not Residential Levels

Riverview also lists several services that can apply regardless of which residential level someone chooses, or that support people living elsewhere:

These matter for comparison because they mean Riverview is not only a place to move into — parts of its offering are designed to keep someone at home or to supplement care already in place.

How to Decide Between the Levels

Use these questions in order:

1. Does the person need help with daily activities or medical oversight? If no, independent living is the starting point. If yes, continue.
2. Is there a dementia or Alzheimer's diagnosis, or significant cognitive change? If yes, memory care (Veranda Rooms) is the level described for that need. If no, assisted living (Terrace Apartments) is the middle option.
3. Is the goal to stay in one's own home? Then the relevant services are Home Care, Home Health, or outpatient therapy rather than a residential level.
4. Is the need end-of-life care? The Home for Hospice is the listed option, with hospice care supplied by a separate agency.

Practical Notes Before You Tour

• Riverview describes itself as a CCRC offering the full spectrum of living options, which is the structural reason all of these levels exist on one campus.
• The community invites prospective residents to schedule a tour and says it would "love to meet you and show you around." A tour is the most direct way to see the difference between the three campus areas and the Terrace and Veranda settings.
• The site also notes new senior living coming soon, so the current list of options may not be final. Ask about this during a tour.
• The provided materials do not list pricing, availability, admission requirements, or whether a move between levels is guaranteed. Those are questions to put directly to the community.

The short version: independent living for self-sufficient 55+ residents, assisted living in the Terrace Apartments for those needing daily support and medical oversight, and memory care in the Veranda Rooms for Alzheimer's and dementia care — with home-based and outpatient services available alongside them.