I'm 82 and living alone on 22 acres in California near the coast. My husband died almost 4 years ago. I had breast cancer at 79 , developed peripheral neuropathy from the chemo and I can't drive.
My son comes out to see me a couple of days a week (this is his resort) and stays with me to fix things that need to be done.
It is so beautiful out here with the massive oak trees, meadows and mountains. I will stay here as long as I can. When the time comes, if it as all possible to still be on my own I will live in my daughter's basement in Portland Oregon.
My mother in law lived alone until she was 93. At that point she fell and broke her hip emptying the garbage.
She then lived with her daughter until she died at almost 101 with her mind mostly intact.