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Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 21 10:18am | Replies (357)

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@marye2

I've been working on that. When my husband loses mobility, I will be stuck. We remodeled for ADA access some years ago and can safely age here, for the most part. Our income producing annuities can have additional (excess distributions) taken out, but the income will not last as long. Selling the house would put us into a rental situation (uncertain costs) or assisted living ($3-4K/month), which would not last long. The math does not really work for us to move. And, short of a reverse mortgage, there is not enough income to cover caregiving. Here's one article from AARP, which is following this issue. Lisa Ling Explores Caregiving in New CBS Special (aarp.org)

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Any chance of family helping?
We are in much the same boat along with many, many others.
How about shared housing with friends where you all pitch in for caregiver help? What a dilemma for us all and scary. Are you in touch with area agency on aging, your senior center and social services to check if there are further resources