Benevolent Care
How Your Gift Makes a Difference
Residents of Asbury senior living communities who outlive their financial resources through no fault of their own are eligible to apply for their community’s anonymous Benevolent Care program. This may cover a range of expenses including medical, dental, housing, and more. Securing funds to support this need is central to Asbury Foundation’s Mission, providing dignity and security for recipients and their families.
Your support of benevolent care is an important part of Asbury’s financial strength and guiding principle of doing all the good we can with transparency, integrity and grace.
When an eligible resident applies for benevolent care, Asbury’s communities work to the best of their ability to provide assistance. However, they must balance those needs with operational expenses and financial stewardship, meeting the collective needs of the community and delivering high quality services well into the future.
That is why your support is so critical, and the Asbury Foundation is so grateful for our donor family.
All gifts made to a particular community are restricted for the benefit of that community and its residents. The following communities participate in the benevolent care program: Asbury Grace Park, Asbury Ivy Gables, Asbury Methodist Village, Asbury Solomons, Bethany Village, Normandie Ridge, RiverWoods, and Springhill.
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This includes gifts made annually to Asbury Foundation for immediate use.
This includes gifts permanently invested in endowment, creating a principal base that generates interest income. The interest alone is used annually to fund benevolent care.
Benevolent care is the discounting of fees, including monthly and ancillary fees, and payment of certain expenses, for residents who have exhausted their assets through no fault of their own. Asbury residents are eligible to apply for this anonymous program, and may do so by contacting their community’s Executive Director. Asbury prioritizes residents who join our communities through the entrance fee program. Each community’s ability to provide benevolent care is balanced with their need to meet operational expenses and maintain financial strength for the future. Benevolent care is integral to Asbury’s faith-based heritage and values, and donations are vital to the success of this program. Asbury Foundation is proud to partner with our donor family to help meet these needs.
All residents of independent living and assisted living or personal care are eligible to apply for benevolent care. However, residents who have depleted their assets in order to qualify for assistance, including those who have transferred assets to family or others, are not eligible. At Asbury’s continuing care retirement communities, Asbury has prioritized residents who join through the entrance fee program in independent living and continues to do so. Residents of Asbury Ivy Gables and Asbury Grace Park, which do not charge an entrance fee, are also eligible to apply for benevolent care.