please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message erickson living formerly known as erickson retirement communities is an american operator and developer of retirement communities . the company has been headquartered in baltimore maryland since 1983 . 1 the company primarily develops and operates campus style retirement communities for adults age 62 or older . erickson living currently employs nearly 12 000 individuals who serve more than 20 000 residents across the nation . 2 contents 1 company history 2 continuing care services 3 references 4 external links company history edit founder john c. erickson 3 built the first erickson community on the grounds of the abandoned st. charles seminary in catonsville maryland . by 2000 erickson had converted the turn of the century abandoned seminary at charlestown into a retirement community with 2 500 residents . 1 today the erickson living network has grown to 19 campuses in eleven states . 4 continuing care services edit in addition to independent living apartments erickson living communities offer on site continuing care services provided by staff nurses and full time physicians . these services are also open to non residents and medicare and most other insurances are accepted . references edit a b answers.com scholarly answers.com article on the history of erickson retirement communities retrieved 2010 12 22 erickson living 2010 erickson living website about us retrieved 2010 12 22 us congressional commission on affordable housing august 2001 . archive . 28 aug. 2009 2001 john c. erickson retrieved 2010 12 22 erickson living 2010 erickson living website our communities retrieved 2010 12 22 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title erickson living & oldid 743279734 categories retirement in the united statescompanies based in baltimorecompanies established in 1983hidden categories articles lacking reliable references from november 2012all articles lacking reliable referenceswikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from november 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 23 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view