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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are coming to visit over Thanksgiving and we are going to discuss selling their home and moving closer to me, their only child. We've talked about this change for at least a decade...the house has been too much for them to maintain for years. But things are coming to a head as my father's mobility is worsening and the house has many stairs, plus bathrooms only on the top floor. They are pretty much onboard for making this change.

My goal for the conversation is to narrow down what they are looking for in terms of a kind of place, amenities, and such. For example, my Mom wants in-unit laundry which I can understand because she's always been very (very!) picky about  laundry. They aren't sure if they want a one-bedroom or two-bedroom. Once they sell the house they will have some money, but until now they have been mostly living off of their social security. But overall they don't have unlimited income (no retirement funds).

My question is, what kind of questions should I ask? For people with experience, are there things that looking back you think, I wish this place had A for my parent, or didn't have B. Are there amenities that some senior places have that are nice that I haven't thought about?

It has been a long, long road to get to this point so I want to focus on the positives of senior living with them in this particular conversation (but I can handle the negatives). They are 78 and 76 years old. Thanks.[/quote]

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