“Today, this clearly discernable and historically recurrent theme is more evident than ever. It has prompted the creation and growth of an organization wholly and literally dedicated to “Staying Put,” whose success underscores the desires of our elders to remain in their community. This and other efforts to partially fill voids in the town’s continuum of available support services point us in an unmistakable direction: The town of New Canaan must address the single-greatest long-identified need and unfulfilled recommendation put forth in every study on long-range plans for years. Only then will a seamless continuum of care be achieved, and New Canaan’s older adults be enabled to thrive within their own community without needing to seek external residential alternatives.”

New Canaan Elder Care Council, 2009