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Luxury Assisted Living For The Wealthy and Tax-WiseLuxury Assisted Living For The Wealthy and Tax-Wise

It seems unlikely that a multimillionaire would want to move into assisted living. After all, rich people can afford round-the-clock home care if they need it. Yet today's elderly affluent are flocking to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The reasons are simple. Many don't want to be old and alone, even if it is in their own mansions. More importantly, a new breed of CCRCs are finally

Dawn S. Markowitz, Legal Editor

November 1, 2004

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Dawn S. Markowitz, freelance journalist, New York

It seems unlikely that a multimillionaire would want to move into assisted living. After all, rich people can afford round-the-clock home care if they need it.

Yet today's elderly affluent are flocking to continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The reasons are simple. Many don't want to be old and alone, even if it is in their own mansions. More importantly, a new breed of CCRCs are finally luxurious enough — and provide a good enough financial incentive — to attract the wealthy.

Seniors can now purchase, and build equity with, CCRC state-of-the-art multiple-bedroom homes in beautiful settings around the country. Lose the image of a bunch of 80-year-olds sitting on folding chairs aro...

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About the Author

Dawn S. Markowitz

Legal Editor, Trusts & Estates

Dawn S. Markowitz is a legal editor at Trusts & Estates magazine. Prior to working at T&E, she was a legal editor at The National Law Journal and at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education. She was formerly a commercial litigator at Shea & Gould and Ashinoff, Ross & Korff, both in New York. She is licensed to practice law in New York.