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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was my lamentation and complaint while my elderly mother lived in a CCRC. Learned there are services for everything: sitters/aides (night only, 24/7, companionship)
med reminders and help, transportation, housekeeping, maintenance, even moving, packing and decorating.

Larger communities will have all of the above and more.

Save your money because it’s expensive.[/quote]

An elderly person living alone, and with dementia, will not be able to navigate any of that.[/quote]

^ and was the PP suggesting that it was cheaper to cobble together help over the cost at CCRC?  The time and effort to interview, organize and maintain this kind of ad hoc care giving is not of the faint of heart.

In terms of elderly folks in our family that lived alone, one passed away at home - luckily he had a friend that stopped by daily and he called the police for a well-fair check. My grandmother lived alone with her can opener and the kindness of strangers until finally moving into a facility when she was in her mid-90s. She had kids and both of them were unable to help. It can be hard to find help in small rural locations, you rely on good neighbors some senior services but its not great. [/quote]

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