A Senior Care Option For Baby Boomers

Saturday, March 1, 2008

A Senior Care Option For Baby Boomers (NAPSA)—The number of baby boomers is booming. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are now 78 million boomers in the nation. An estimated 7,918 boomers—born from 1946 to 1964—are turning age 62 each day in 2008. These boomers are facing many issues, including how they will pay for retirement as they age. Paying For Health Care A Top Concern More and more seniors are forced to declare bankruptcy A 70-acre retirementt community medical expenses. According to the AARP, from 1991 to 2007, the All Levels Of Health Care The residents also benefit from because they are unableto pay for rate of personal bankruptcyfilings in Florida has been called a model for senior care. jumped by 150 percent. The most startling rise occurred among the on-campus LifeCare Center, a 130,000-sq.-ft. facility designed to meetall levels of care. Completed in 2002, it incorporates a clinic, An Answer Proven Successful and X-ray department. Until now, residents of Moose- among those ages 65 or older those ages 75 to 84, whose bankruptcy rate soared 433 percent. While baby boomers consider their options, the Moose organization, whose members include nearly 1.2 million men and women across North America, has found a solution that has proven to be suc- cessful. In 1922, the organization founded Moosehaven, a 70-acre retirement community near Jacksonville, Fla. Since then, Moosehaven has provided thousands of Moose members and their spouses with a secure, relaxed and enjoyable retirement experience. Residents enjoy a wide variety of available facilities—including an indoor swimming pool, bowling lanes, exercise equipment and game rooms. Fishing from the 450-foot concrete pier, golf outings, dances, special dinners, shopping andsightseeing trips are all regularly scheduled events. therapy department, pharmacy, haven have turned over their assets so they could live at Moose- haven completely free of additional expense. “Moosehaven was founded at a time when people didn’t have many options for retirement; nor did they have the assets that many do today,” said John Capes, Executive Director, Moosehaven. Now, to keep up with the changes in society and the needs of its members, Moosehaven has expandedon its asset turnover program and launched Brandon Place—fee-for-service residences where retired Moose members can live independently, holding on to vehicles and otherassets. For more information about the Moose organization and Brandon Place at Moosehaven, visit www.Moosehaven.org or phone Moosehavenat (904) 278-1281.