THE CLIFFS COMMUNITIES LINKS WITH PREMIERE HEALTHCARE ADVOCACY FIRMAlliance First of its Kind in the Luxury Real Estate IndustryFebruary 7, 2006 (Travelers Rest, SC) – The Cliffs Communities, a collection of private master-planned residential communities nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains near Greenville, South Carolina, has attracted homesite buyers nationwide through its signature lifestyle approach: the joy of health. The Cliffs’ innovative wellness programs allow residents full advantage of the area’s pure air, natural mountain pathways and vistas, providing an irresistible lure for residents to enjoy healthy activity. See www.cliffscommunities.com/wellness. “With 14 state parks and four national forests around The Cliffs and more than 250 acres of parks and 25 miles of groomed trails inside our communities’ gates, nature’s abundance provides a strong foundation for families to enjoy optimum health. Here, nature is our number one amenity and is wellness in its purest form,” remarks Jim Anthony, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Cliffs Communities. The natural environmental advantage plus nearly 30,000 square feet of wellness facilities with more to come make The Cliffs Communities a magnet for health-minded, proactive families. Now, The Cliffs announces a major partnership to enhance to their property owners’ quality of life. The Cliffs has signed on PinnacleCare, a cutting-edge VIP healthcare firm, to provide a level of healthcare service unmatched by any private community in the nation. PinnacleCare is the world leader in healthcare advocacy, offering memberships on an annual basis to give families access to their own personal advocate team on-call 24/7, the latest medical research, impartial guidance to best treatments and clinical trials, swift appointments with the nation’s leading specialists, and full coordination of all healthcare, medical and wellness treatments. PinnacleCare managing director and founder, John Hutchins, who created the concept of VIP international patient advocacy, first for the esteemed Cleveland Clinic and then instituting the practice at Johns Hopkins Hospital, says, “We use extreme care in aligning ourselves with partners. In the case of The Cliffs, our commitment to the best in health matched perfectly with their mission and service to their residents.” The Cliffs is the first residential community in the nation to provide PinnacleCare to its property owners. Residents and prospective buyers have welcomed the benefit. Pat Hosmer moved to The Cliffs Valley from Annapolis, Maryland and was relieved to have all her new physicians vetted and interviewed to meet her preferences and needs. During her move to The Cliffs, finding excellent area physicians to keep her family well was of great importance to her. PinnacleCare located a physical therapist near her new home at The Cliffs who specialized in a highly specialized technique practiced by her previous physical therapist. This technique had allowed her great progress rehabilitating an injury and required continuation for further improvements. “Thanks to the PinnacleCare membership through The Cliffs, I arrived at my new home without any trepidation at all, knowing I was already well-known by a cadre of the area’s best medical providers,” notes Mrs. Hosmer. “If my husband and I, or our children in Indiana and Japan, have a medical need, I can call my Advocates any time 24/7. They’ll give me immediate attention, arrange swift appointments and provide me with insider information I could not find otherwise.” Looking ahead to 2006, The Cliffs Communities expect to eclipse 3,500 property owner families, and PinnacleCare will likely take on an additional 500 Members at The Cliffs and add several more PinnacleCare Advocates-in-Residence. About The Cliffs CommunitiesFounded in 1991 by Jim Anthony, The Cliffs Communities is devoted to the sensible development of luxury residential communities and other properties, within the United States and around the world, in accordance with a philosophy of protecting the integrity of pristine environments while offering its residents and members the very best lifestyle provisions and amenities. The Cliffs' domestic properties include four premier, private master-planned residential communities located in the heart of the Carolina Preserve™ between Asheville, NC, and Greenville, SC, collectively bordered by over a million acres of national forests and state parks. Called “the most comprehensive private club membership in the world” by Resort Living magazine, belonging at The Cliffs includes immediate access to a suite of $100 million of completed amenities, including four championship golf courses, world-class wellness centers run by health and fitness experts, and privileged access at The Cliffs’ international properties in British Columbia and Patagonia, Chile. The Cliffs offers homesites from $200,000 to over $2,000,000 and custom homes from $600,000 to over $4,000,000. To discover panoramic living at The Cliffs, call 1-866-435-5123 or visit www.cliffscommunities.com/pr. About PinnacleCarePinnacleCare, the premiere healthcare advocacy firm, is dedicated to families and senior executives, connecting individuals to the world’s most advanced healthcare, advising them on all medical issues and managing their interactions with the healthcare system. Each Member family is assigned personal PinnacleCare Advocates™ available 24/7 who coordinate the family’s healthcare, consolidate all records into detailed medical histories for instant availability, conduct best practices research and collaborate with top medical specialists worldwide. PinnacleCare is the only company to offer the pinnacle of comprehensive advocacy -- from disease prevention and wellness management to superior medical response and treatment in times of emergency, injury or illness. www.PinnacleCare.com ### |