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Tomconroy

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10. I think you are confused about the terms you are using.

Reply to marybourg (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 11, 2023, 06:00 PM

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Continuing Care Retirement communities, senior residences - - what do you think? [View all] Peregrine Took Dec 2023 OP

Marking. I have a MiL that might benefit from a community like that. ms liberty Dec 2023 #1

Well, I'm 75, divorced, and still living independently. However, I did sell my condo and I now rent a small apartment.. Joinfortmill Dec 2023 #2

In another life snowybirdie Dec 2023 #3

You don't say whether you have children - either nearby or far away. marybourg Dec 2023 #4

My aunt and uncle tried two other retirement homes before they found one they considered OK. eppur_se_muova Dec 2023 #5

If you go to assisted living try to find one that is nonprofit. Tomconroy Dec 2023 #6

The OP doesn't seem to need assisted living yet. Independent Living marybourg Dec 2023 #7

You can be one fall away from disaster. I went Tomconroy Dec 2023 #8

True, but nobody goes into assisted living before they need the assistance. marybourg Dec 2023 #9

I think you are confused about the terms you are using. Tomconroy Dec 2023 #10

No, I'm not. As I said upthread, I'm in my early 80's marybourg Dec 2023 #11

I'm not going to argue with you. Tomconroy Dec 2023 #12

Your description matches my experience with my mom. yardwork Jan 2024 #15

Yes, that the usual path. Assisted living is not for the well. marybourg Jan 2024 #16

It worked fairly well. COVID caused isolation and issues yardwork Jan 2024 #18

This wouldn't work for everyone.... anciano Dec 2023 #13

I am 75 years old, still living on my own, and in excellent health. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #14

My MIL, who is 89, is moving to a senior apartment complex near us. yardwork Jan 2024 #17

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