(RECAP: Despite the fact that the lake has become a haven for retirees, there aren’t many options for seniors looking to take the next step in life: downsizing or moving closer to amenities like hospitals or shopping. Currently, only one large-scale senior living community operates at the lake: Runk & Pratt’s Smith Mountain Lake Retirement Village. It offers helped living and independent living cottages that individuals buy to own. An expansion project is expected to break ground in the next few months. There wasn’t always such a need for senior living options, Gills Creek District Supervisor Bob
Camicia said. But now, he said, “pressure” is growing, and he said he knows developers who are looking in that direction as the market grows.)

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