The principles of the Vital Life Community Concept are currently being embraced by Continuing Care Retirement Communities, but the great news is the Vital Life principles may be employed in other arenas as well. Any organization that is dedicated to advanced pursuits of long-term wellness with an emphasis on taking preventative health measures is a candidate for Vital Life.

• A focused need: how about good health and reduction of future skyrocketing healthcare costs?
• Benchmarking to a norm of determinants that will help define target goals and indicate the degree of progress that is being achieved against parallel cohorts.
• An easily communicated targeted program (each community may create its own) with goals, rules, language, and defined targeted outcomes.
• Accountability via the sharing of outcomes and mutual celebration of success.
• Proclamation of benefits via measuring reduced costs of expenses and other resources that are devoted to health maintenance and intercession.

We believe that it is of paramount importance that individuals prioritize their health, and thus, their happiness. As studies have shown that social connectivity among people is of vital importance for a truly healthy physiology, communities are now being designed that support healthy living through instilling socialization centers. To examine closely the 8 dimensions of the well person, one may see the areas that need to be stimulated and fulfilled by program implementation, dietary choices, environmental changes, and more.