Background and Objectives: Older adults’ personal views of aging (VoA) can shape health and well-being outcomes. This study explores how non-kin social interactions within a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) influence the development and reinforcement of personal VoA before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research Design and Methods: This qualitative study was nested within an ongoing ethnographic project in a Midwestern U.S. CCRC. Data included 22 resident interviews contextualized