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To move near family or stay put
Aging Well | Last Active: Sep 30 8:46am | Replies (77)Comment receiving replies
@beckboop13 I am 75, and just diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia. Living alone in my condo for 6 years, has been a treat for me. Now what?
I don’t have Long-term insurance. I am facing losing everything I have just to live in a questionably caring place.
I have a small family including 3 ex-husbands, 2 sons, and a cousin. None can be my caretakers. They are not able for various reasons.
Of course hindsight is 20/20. I should have purchased Long-Term insurance a long time ago.
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Oh to be 75 again. I'm going to turn 83 in October my husband is going to turn 79 in September and still goes to work every day running a real estate office. In 1995 we lost everything (long story) and we never recovered financially. We had to give up paying for our long term health insurance so in the same place as you. We do have our little house which is in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is our only retirement. My husband loves what he does so will continue to work as long as he can. If I am alone do I sell the house and move to Los Angeles where one daughter lives or do I move to Maryland where the other daughter lives. Both work and have extremely busy lives and I don't want to be a burden. So far I am very health except for osteoarthritis but at my age who knows.
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So sorry for you. It has cost us a fortune to pay for this all of these years, but it is not so great to be in a home.
My husband also has Alzheimer’s, and we tried the home for him, but it was awful, so I take care of him at home myself . At this stage, I can still do it.
Maybe you can hire a person to be in your home to help with whatever you need. Try to stay there if you can.
Best of luck.