[Dixielandjazz] Senior Center & Retirement Home Gigs

[Gluetje1 at aol.com]

Thanks, Steve, Helpful information.  Just guessing that maybe within  an 80 
mile radius of St. Louis there are a half-dozen or so CCRC's with entrance  
fees.  Have more experience with area Assisted Living Facilities and Care  
Centers (Nursing Homes).  One that I have spoken with in past couple of  weeks from 
a nice, but not plush facility, told me her monthly budget was  $300.  These 2 
levels of care are under new state mandates in MO to  show a certain number 
of entertainment events.  So if the activity director  blows all or most of 
that $300 on one group, one occasion, she is really under  the gun to find the 
freebie acts for about 7 more outside entertainment events  in a monthly 
schedule.  
Ginny 
 
 
In a message dated 12/29/2006 8:37:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

Luckily,  Barbone Street Performs in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey/Delaware
area and  there are about 100 CCRC's (Continuing Care Retirement Centers)
within 80  miles of my house. These are Independent Living facilities.

These are  upscale retirement complexes that charge from $80,000 to $300,000
as an  entrance fee, and then about $3000-$5000 a month for 3 meals etc. They
also  provide medical care when residents get sick, have activities etc. Kind
of  like a college atmosphere for old folks in good health when they  enter.

Most have entertainment budgets. The lowest being $1200 a month,  the highest
being about $4000 a month.

They like 1 hour concerts.  And 3 hours on holidays like Memorial Day, July
4, Mardi Gras,  etc.

My minimum fee for a one hour shot is at a small facility close by  is $125
per man. My maximum fees go well into 4 figures for those  holidays.

We play at several that have $1200 monthly budgets and out  $750 min uses a
big chunk of that. But because they like us, they pay it.  Or, if they have a
resident's association, the association chips  in.