Too many adults face aging alone.

John Clarke Senior Living has provided a safe and caring home for older adults since its opening in 1980. Fifty reasonably-priced apartments for adults 55+ are enriched with van trips for those who no longer drive, on-campus events, and excursions to local landmarks. In our 60-bed Nursing Center, we provide skilled care tailored to individual needs whether it is for short-term rehabilitative care or one’s forever home.  

 

By including John Clarke Senior Living in your estate plans, you help ensure that older adults have compassionate assistance with daily living, a connected community, access to vital medical care as they age, and the support needed for a dignified death. 

 

Your gift also supports a vibrant campus for healthy aging where residents enjoy nutritious meals, salon treatments, spiritual guidance from an onsite chaplain, and engaging activities ranging from cultural programs to friendly competition on the bocce court and putting green. 

 

Members of The Good Life Guild make certain that older adults facing health challenges, financial hardship, or distance from loved ones are never forgotten when connection matters most. Your gift allows us to provide that connection and transforms the challenge of aging into a legacy of care, comfort, and belonging.  

 

 

Leave a Legacy 

Whether you’re 18 or 108, having a will is one of the most important acts of care you can take. Many donors choose to leave a legacy and make their most impactful gift through their will.

 

If you already have a will, it is not necessary to rewrite your entire will to make a bequest to John Clarke Senior Living. You can simply instruct your attorney to prepare a codicil (an amendment) to your current will.   

  

A bequest can also specify how the gift is to be used, such as for

– general purposes

– activities and enrichment

– building maintenance

– where needed most. 

 

Sample Language Suggestions

The following examples of bequests and their appropriate language. We cannot provide you with legal advice and these examples are provided for educational purposes only, to demonstrate how simple it is to designate John Clarke Senior Living as a beneficiary in your will. Please consult with a qualified attorney as to the best way to accurately and effectively document your testamentary wishes. Thank you for considering a gift to John Clarke Senior Living.

 

For a specific amount 

“I give ___________dollars to John Clarke Retirement Center dba John Clarke Senior Living, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, EIN # 05-0382511, with an address of 600 Valley Road, Middletown RI 02842. 

  

For a percentage of your estate: 

“I give ____________% of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to John Clarke Retirement Center dba John Clarke Senior Living, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, EIN # 05-0382511, with an address of 600 Valley Road, Middletown RI 02842. 

  

For a contingent (alternative) bequest if your originally designated beneficiary does not survive you 

“If ____________(name) is not living on the ninetieth day after the day of my death, I give all the rest of the property I own at my death John Clarke Retirement Center dba John Clarke Senior Living, a Rhode Island nonprofit corporation, EIN # 05-0382511, with an address of 600 Valley Road, Middletown RI 02842.” 

  

If your bequest is unrestricted 

Consider adding this sentence: “This bequest should be used at the discretion of the CEO, Executive Director and President of the Board.” 

  

To designate a specific use for your bequest 

Consider adding the sentence: “The purpose of this bequest is to ____________. Should it not be possible to use this bequest as devised, they may be expended at the discretion of the CEO, Executive Director and President of the Board.”