The "Creekside" property in Arcata, which we had an accepted offer on to purchase including a Letter of Intent, is no longer available.
Cal Poly Humboldt has recently purchased the property for significantly more money than we had offered and we are once again working on alternative locations in Arcata and McKinleyville.
We continue to look for an affiliate partner along with raising the funds necessary to buy property and build our community.
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We Have Resumed the Search for Property for our Community!
Read Our CommunicationCreating a Life Plan Community Right Here in Humboldt County
Life Plan Humboldt is a tax-exempt nonprofit formed to plan, build, and support a mixed-income Life Plan Community in Humboldt County, California.
We aim to create a resident-led, aging-in-place community in Humboldt providing secure, accessible homes and environmentally responsible setting that supports independence, socialization, personal growth, community involvement, and intellectual stimulation. Life Plan Humboldt will keep people close to their friends and families and provide a continuum of services to address changing needs over time.
We want local control and a place that reflects North Coast culture and values, and that includes a mix of income levels that reflects Humboldt County’s population.
The Life Plan Humboldt (LPH) board, led by Ann Lindsay M.D., is comprised of local community leaders with deep commitments to the North Coast and experience implementing complex projects.
LPH is looking closely at properties in McKinleyville and Arcata (view sites) to create a campus-like residential setting. We want to combine private residences with common social areas and open space, including areas to enjoy nature and to farm. We plan to begin preliminary design in 2022. Ground-breaking could be from two to five years away.
The LPH board is learning from other Life Plan Communities and working with experienced advisors who have created mixed-income communities around the United States for help setting up the financial structure, operations, and design of our community.
Help Design Our Life Plan Humboldt Community
Because we want to stay in this beautiful area, a group of local individuals is committed to building and managing a non-profit, inclusive life plan community, Life Plan Humboldt, that’s focused on active, mindful, engaged aging in Humboldt County.
Life Plan Communities offer a continuum of living situations to residents, from independent living to assisted living to advanced nursing/memory support. A person can spend the rest of their life within a life plan community, accessing higher levels of care as needed.
Initially Proposed for Humboldt
- 80 – Independent Living Residences
- Assisted Living Care in Independent Living Residences as Needed
- 12 – Memory Care Suites in a Home-Like Setting
Take the Life Plan Humboldt Move-In Survey which will be used to help us decide what features and amenities will be part of the design of our senior residential life plan community. It will also help us gauge who is interested in moving in to our community once built.
What Our Supporters Say...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Jeanne Albertson
Looking at our local demographics and housing shortage, Life Plan Humboldt makes sense on so many levels. I’m very excited about the prospect of staying in this area and having access to communal services and leisure activities without the responsibilities of maintaining a single family home. — Jeanne Albertson
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Jan Rowen
n the future I will be so ready to live at Life Plan Humboldt! I worked for many happy years as a nurse with new moms and their babies. But since 2004 I have been a caregiver for older people. I’ve even organized teams of caregivers when someone needed more ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Debbe Hartridge & Ira Blatt
Each time we return from our travels we appreciate living here even more-the beautiful surroundings, the many creative people, the weather that lets us enjoy the outdoors all year round. We support Life Plan Humboldt and are enthusiastic about being able to stay in our favorite place. We’ve lived in ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Lori Dengler & Tom Lisle
We’ve sunk deep roots in Humboldt County since we moved here forty-three years ago. It’s a community that is rich in so many ways. We can’t imagine heading elsewhere, but there will come a time when our big empty nest will be more burden than pleasure. We hate the thought ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – David & Madeline McMurray
Madeline and I came to Humboldt County in the 1960’s. We bought land in Bayside, built our present home and raised our family here. As we age, there has been a growing awareness that when we can’t or no longer want to maintain our present location we would probably need ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Elly Roversi & Bryn Coriell
We love that Life Plan Humboldt offers seniors a way to live independently without the added responsibility of property upkeep, all in a friendly community! Elly Roversi Bryn Coriell Coldwell Banker Sellers Realty
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Maureen McCready
For me, and I imagine for many moving into what may be the most vulnerable years of our lives, the greatest desire is to remain independent and able to participate in an active and connected lifestyle. This relies, in part, upon living in a community to which we can contribute ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Robin Wolff
I moved to Arcata in 1974 to attend HSU from Southern California and never looked back. I raised a family and had a 25 year career in the aging field as a Clinical Social Worker. My 2 adult children live out of the area and have independent lives. As I ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Margie Nulsen
My husband and I love our home that we built on Barry Ridge up in Kneeland 34 years ago. It is hard for us to imaging leaving. However, the model that LPH is proposing makes so much sense for us. Knowing we might be less of a burden to family ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Peter Aronson
I love HumCo for its natural beauty, vibrant social scene and boundless artist community. Over the past 50 years my family and my career were blessed with a deep appreciation for our healthy, active and supportive community. LPH is well conceived & thoughtfully planned with a universal design rooted in ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Cindy Siemens
I’m not living in Humboldt by accident. I’ve lived in other countries, other climates and other cultures from Alaska to Mexico. I choose to live here as long as I can. LPH gives me that choice and that means so much to me. I have friends who have moved away ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Glenn Siegfried
I grew up in the Midwest and always wanted to live on the West Coast. 36 years ago I made the big move and ended up in majestic Humboldt County. I met my wife here, raised a family, and developed my medical career. I realize that someday I will not ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Margaret Augustine
For 25 years I have benefited from the culture/lifestyle of Humboldt County and enjoyed its beautiful environment. In my senior years, I want to remain here. I love my little abode, but Life Plan Humboldt will become my second home which will provide the medical and social options needed for ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Kate Shattuck Green
Having lived happily for 48 years in the beautiful Humboldt Bay area, I am excited about the prospect of being able to remain here by being part of the residential senior community envisioned by Life Plan Humboldt. I relish the prospect of maintaining my independence while being part of a ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Diane Minton
I support LPH and applaud the vibrant team spearheading this project. LPH offers choices where none currently exist, to enjoy Humboldt’s natural wonders and lifestyle for years to come. Diane Minton
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Mary Keehn
I love my home, the privacy it’s four acres provide, and the memories of building it with my husband over twenty years ago are very precious. Why would I consider moving? My husband Roger died at home from cancer more than 10 years ago. I remain so grateful we could be in ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Lew & Suzanne
We came from the Bay Area 20 years ago and have fallen in love with this wonderful community and lifestyle. Life Plan Humboldt will give us the opportunity to continue staying here with quality care and the company of many friends and neighbors. Lewis Litzsky and Suzanne Simpson
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Rees & Amy
Community has always been very important to both of us. It is difficult to imagine leaving Humboldt County but there will be a time when our large two-story house and yard with all of the maintenance challenges will no longer be practical. We would love to have an option like ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Judy & Buzz Webb
We do not need all the house that was once perfect for raising our family. Then it was so nice to be close to their schools, to the beach and access to other outdoor activities. Grand for parties – slumber parties and gathering with friends. That worked out well for ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Joyce Plath
It is comforting to imagine that my medical needs could be met in a way that would protect my end of life wishes. More immediately though I am drawn to this living arrangement by a strong desire for community. I have a perfectly fine home in central Arcata but miss ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Roberta Duggan
Hopes, dreams and the best planning cannot always prepare us for unexpected health events that suddenly alter the ability to live independently. I learned this first hand when my late husband developed Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease. His rapid health decline rendered him unable to live independently or work outside the ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Star Siegfried
I am heading into my retirement years and have been so concerned about what, how and where I will live. I am thrilled that Life Plan Humboldt is working towards a local community. LPH vision is my vision, LPH core values are in line with my values and the next ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Julie Fulkerson
In recent years, I have had three very good friends move out of the area to housing similar to Life Plan Humboldt’s vision. They have, under difficult circumstances, adjusted to completely new surroundings and attempted to make new friends. They have left life-long friends and connections and community events that ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Jen Pace
My personal interest in Life Plan Humboldt comes from lived experience caring for my parents. When they moved here to be near me, my mother was 75 and my father was 80. They both lived to be nearly 100. Caring for them, became an increasing part of my life for ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Rick Littlefield
As a 45 year resident of Humboldt county and an alumnus of HSU, I have invested the greater portion of my life here. in fact, I consider myself “Half a Local” since I have lived more than half my life in Humboldt. I fully expect to live out my days ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Sandra Tiles
For the last 52 years I have lived off grid, with no public services. With my children and grandchildren all living in other areas, I know that someday I will no longer be able maintain my home and my “back to the land” lifestyle. The possibility of staying in the ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Gail Popham
I moved to the north coast because I was looking for small-town atmosphere, near a university, on the west coast, with moderate weather and a reasonable cost of living. The only place that met those criteria was the Eureka-Arcata-McKinleyville area! I was fortunate to spend my career as a biologist working ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Edie Butler
Change can happen so suddenly and alter so much in our lives. My husband and I had been slowly entertaining the idea of moving from our out-in-the-country place to town for the past few years. Then a sudden health change happened and I could see how difficult it would be ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Dave Marshak
My father resisted moving into a community like Life Plan Humboldt for several years, even after my mother could no longer go up or down the stairs from their second floor condo by herself. Finally a fire in a nearby building broke through my father’s resistance, and my parents moved ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Judith Williamson
Hard to admit, but if I live long enough, help on many levels may be required. Probably a lot of it. Even if my mate and I both live long, we’ll likely need assistance. Without children or family to rely on, some form of assisted living (at least) seems inevitable. ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Tina MacKenzie
I look around our home and think about the burden We’d be leaving for our kids to untangle when we die. They would take care of things but I’d rather we choose to do it differently. We don’t need the amount of space we currently have. We live in about ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – Willa Mauro
When I think of the possibility of living at Life Plan Humboldt I see myself living in a community of friends and acquaintances with nearby neighbors providing companionship, rather like an old-fashioned village. I think there could be a welcome simplicity to life, with, for example, a reduced need to ...
Why Life Plan Humboldt? – John and Quynh Schafer
We left New Orleans in 1981 and have been living here in Arcata ever since. We both worked for Humboldt State University: John taught in the English department and I was a reference librarian in the library. We both love Humboldt County. We appreciate the small-town atmosphere and the intellectual ...
Our Mission
To engage the mind spirit and body in wellness and community to enable older adults to thrive
A non-profit, resident-led, senior (60+) “aging-in-place,” community in Humboldt County California, providing a continuum of services in a safe,secure and environmentally responsible setting that supports independence, socialization, personal growth, community involvement, and intellectual stimulation.
Core Values
- - To enable residents to maintain independent lives in their own homes
- - To enhance the quality of life and nurture a sense of community
- - To promote an environment of continued learning, culture, wellness – fun
- - To welcome all people
- - To provide high quality healthcare programs along a continuum of services
- - To adopt a model that ensures affordability and security
- - To participate in and contribute to the well-being of the larger community
- - To engage in sustainable practices that improve our environments
- - To foster a rewarding work experience and professional growth opportunities for staff
- - To foster a culture of generosity
Examples of Other Communities
See how Life Plan Communities have become successful in other areas
Prospective Site in McKinleyville
Prospective Site in Arcata
