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Sunrise Assisted Living. nco rporated <br />I laassens opened two more homes in the <br />raid- eighties, renovating older buildings to <br />fit their philosophy of care and to provide <br />a secure, comfortable and familiar <br />environment for their residents, They <br />soon determined that in order to best <br />provide assisted living and meet market <br />demands, they needed to build a home <br />that matched their care philosophy. In <br />1988, they opened the first of the Sunrise <br />prototype Victorian -style mansions that <br />have become a nationally recognized <br />symbol of Sunrise's high quality assisted <br />living. Driven by demand, good will and <br />success, the company grew fast. <br />Although there are now more than 127 <br />Sunrise homes across the country, the <br />basics of Sunrise care and the homelike <br />residences are based on time tested <br />assisted living care practices taken from <br />the Dutch model. <br />Tapping a last Need <br />iIt started as a personal mission, became <br />a successful business and then pioneered <br />an industry. Elderly Americans represent <br />a large, growing population and an <br />important social issue. According to the <br />U.S. government: <br />In 1990, one in 25 Americans were <br />65 or older. In 1998, that ratio was <br />one in every eight. In 2050, it will be <br />one in every five. <br />Six and a half million people today <br />age 65 and over need assistance <br />with activities of daily living. This <br />number will double by 2020. <br />The 85 and alder population will <br />increase 39.3 percent this decade <br />and 33.2 percent between 2000 and <br />2010. <br />Seniors often need health and <br />social services beyond the capacity <br />of their families. <br />Amidst this incredible social phenomenon, <br />Paul and Terry ICI aasse n created Sunrise <br />and founded a new industry that helped <br />change the way America cares for its <br />seniors. Today, the industry is known as <br />assisted living, and Sunrise is known as <br />the industry's premier provider of <br />innovative, nurturing assisted living care. <br />Sunrise i s internationally recognized and <br />frequently imitated. Come see why! <br />Page 2 of 3) <br />http,-//www.sunrise-al.com/about/about,htmt 9/21/99 <br />