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IbogaProject

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30. Every situation is different

Reply to mopinko (Reply #17)

Sun Apr 27, 2025, 03:01 PM

Apr 2025

But it is like the proverbial "frog in gradually heating water doesn't notice it get up to boiling". That said there are some resources for "aging in place", but it might be too isolated. There is a different kind of isolation in senior settings. Please get guidance on how senior ready your house is currently, one bad fall can really change things. Get a work up of your financial and legal situations so things are ready, they are chores and won't be fun. It is crucial to get as ready as you can before you need it. Especially start shopping for places first online and then check the ones you like in person.

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anyone here live in senior only housing? [View all] mopinko Apr 2025 OP

No, not been there bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #1

if i got the place in rly good shape, mopinko Apr 2025 #7

lol, wouldn't use AI. fair enough. bucolic_frolic Apr 2025 #10

Please don't recommend AI, especially to people who might not be familiar with generative AI highplainsdem Apr 2025 #23

yeah, i think it is a pox on humanity. mopinko Apr 2025 #31

As you get older - really senior yrs- it's vital to find those who will come to your aid No Vested Interest Apr 2025 #2

my kids r scattered and mopinko Apr 2025 #5

Yes, we have to learn to zip our lips at times with some of our kids. No Vested Interest Apr 2025 #9

i've had a couple. mopinko Apr 2025 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author anciano Apr 2025 #12

I'm 76, currently in a senior facility for about six months. It has both independent and assisted living. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #3

yeah. my mil mopinko Apr 2025 #17

I only know this one facility, but there are absolutely PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #20

Every situation is different IbogaProject Apr 2025 #30

in Madison, lots of places. Tetrachloride Apr 2025 #4

i wouldnt leave chicago, i dont think. mopinko Apr 2025 #6

You shouldn't have to move very far PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #21

yeah, there r a couple good 1s that i know of already. mopinko Apr 2025 #32

Ohh, I doubt that will be a problem. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #34

I've made a deposit on a "continuing care community"-- viva la Apr 2025 #8

i have a couple other properties, so mopinko Apr 2025 #14

That sounds like a great group to join! viva la Apr 2025 #18

yeah. the lady that lives there mopinko Apr 2025 #33

I live alone in a 'small' house, near daughter, son in law, elleng Apr 2025 #11

This sounds like a good situation. No Vested Interest Apr 2025 #13

your daughter and fam mopinko Apr 2025 #16

They're VERY good eggs! elleng Apr 2025 #19

We live in Senior Apartments KarenS Apr 2025 #22

it's the gossip i worry about. mopinko Apr 2025 #25

Meh. Gossip is gossip. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #35

well, me irl mopinko Apr 2025 #36

My experience in this senior housing is not remotely like PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #37

well, that's comforting. mopinko Apr 28 #38

i plan to spend as much of the inheritance as possible. mopinko Apr 2025 #26

Go ahead and spend the children's inheritence! PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2025 #28

If you are starting to feel you should IbogaProject Apr 2025 #24

well, i feel less that way now that i am feeling better. mopinko Apr 2025 #27

we live in Sun City, AZ mike_c Apr 2025 #29