Increased Year-Round Population?

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Originally Posted by phoenix

Sue how does that number in moultonboro compare to last year . I think it looking a while back enrollment seems to drop every year

I am not sure what last year’s numbers were, but I think these are lower. At one time, we had close to 750 students in the system, and it’s been declining steadily. The school superintendent’s office should have all that information.

[sum-r breeze]

I can see a trend that happening where people are nearing or reaching retirement age and unloading their primary and moving into their lake house. We're in our mid 50s and are the youngest couple on our street. I hope the powers that be can do something about the healthcare situation in the lakes region. More older folks in the area, are going to need more doctors

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by sum-r breeze

I can see a trend that happening where people are nearing or reaching retirement age and unloading their primary and moving into their lake house. We're in our mid 50s and are the youngest couple on our street. I hope the powers that be can do something about the healthcare situation in the lakes region. More older folks in the area, are going to need more doctors

In my neighborhood it's mostly 70's. It seems like it's starting to turn over. All the houses are year round but we have a lot of snowbirds. Their children and grand chidren use the places in the winter for skying and ice fishing.

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[marinewife]

I heard a couple of things in town (Wolfeboro) this morning.

One was that several Int'l Brewster kids were not returning and several parents from neighboring states rushed to enroll their kids take their places.

Someone else told me that 40 new kids were enrolled in Moultonborough.

And finally, a realtor shared with me last weekend that a house can come on the market at 9am, and it's in contract by noon. He said most of the buyers were from NY, NJ, CT, and MA. There have been bidding wars, all cash offers, and some very aggressive clients trying to get a slice of the Lakes region.

And for whatever it's worth, according to the New York Times, that did a massive study, 80% of the residents of NH that were not BORN here are from MA.

I feel very lucky to live here year round, enjoy the seasons, and count my blessings.

[Grant]

Originally Posted by sum-r breeze

I can see a trend that happening where people are nearing or reaching retirement age and unloading their primary and moving into their lake house. We're in our mid 50s and are the youngest couple on our street. I hope the powers that be can do something about the healthcare situation in the lakes region. More older folks in the area, are going to need more doctors

Good point -- and not only more doctors, more comprehensive service. Case-in-point: My brother and his family recently spent a week in Moultonborough. His daughter (11) developed an inflamed appendix, and the team at Huggins in Wolfeboro couldn't do the operation, so they sent her to Manchester--which is a $5,800+ ambulance ride.

We had the same issue with my father when he lived in Tuftonboro. He came down with pneumonia and a-fib, and the local hospital sent him (via ambulance) to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.

Huggins is a great hospital, and nearly every one of my family members, from my grandparents to my kids...and me, have had some kind of service there, but the area providers need to be able to offer a broader portfolio of services--particularly with a growing elderly population.

Of course, all this requires money. It's American healthcare.

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by Grant

Good point -- and not only more doctors, more comprehensive service. Case-in-point: My brother and his family recently spent a week in Moultonborough. His daughter (11) developed an inflamed appendix, and the team at Huggins in Wolfeboro couldn't do the operation, so they sent her to Manchester--which is a $5,800+ ambulance ride.

We had the same issue with my father when he lived in Tuftonboro. He came down with pneumonia and a-fib, and the local hospital sent him (via ambulance) to Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.

Huggins is a great hospital, and nearly every one of my family members, from my grandparents to my kids...and me, have had some kind of service there, but the area providers need to be able to offer a broader portfolio of services--particularly with a growing elderly population.

Of course, all this requires money. It's American healthcare.

I'm not so sure. If I needed an ER, I'd want for Huggins to be full portfolio of emergency stuff. But if I had time on my side just a bit, I'd prefer a busier hospital with more regular occurrence of whatever I had.

[Grant]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

I'm not so sure. If I needed an ER, I'd want for Huggins to be full portfolio of emergency stuff. But if I had time on my side just a bit, I'd prefer a busier hospital with more regular occurrence of whatever I had.

A good point. Just saying that an aging population might require more of those specialized services. Again, also requires inordinate levels of ($) resources. And the Huggins ER is great! Been patched up there myself.

[barefootbay]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

I'm not so sure. If I needed an ER, I'd want for Huggins to be full portfolio of emergency stuff. But if I had time on my side just a bit, I'd prefer a busier hospital with more regular occurrence of whatever I had.

Don’t know the circumstances but they have 2 general surgeons on staff and appendicitis is a routine surgical procedure done on a regular basis on pedis and adults. One of them should have been on call !