I, too, wish to age in place. I live in a rambler (one story home). The gated community I’ve lived in for almost 20 years is safe, the neighbors are wonderful and supportive. I’m very independent at this point, but it’s comforting to know that there are services I can hire when the need arises. I have no family nearby, so it will be up to me to steer my own ship. In a perfect world, that would be hiring staff to come in, but there’s always the question of who will supervise them when I get to the point where I cannot do so.

I had been in the healthcare industry for decades, and adamant about staying in my home. It seems now, in modern times, residents are often subjected to less than quality care due to staffing issues.

Many of our friends have opted to sell their lovely homes and move to a nearby continuing care community where you have to buy in, and pay a $5000 to $6000 a month fee. That community has been fraught with problems off and on since Covid started. And many, when they get to the point, where one spouse needs assisted care, and they wish to stay in their independent living apartment, need to hire private care in order to stay in place. So my question is why not stay at home and save the $500,000 to $700,000 it cost to move in?

So many questions to address…..