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[quote=Anonymous]I do think there are elder consultants.

I echo the fact that your parents have to be ready to move themselves.  My mom is 89 and has moved into an independent living retirement community - she is still extremely independent and drives (safely).  She made the decision herself a few years.  The thing is people don't really move into retirement communities until they have one foot in the grave (or at least one spouse has one foot in the grave).  Even at 89, my mom is one liveliest people in her community - she is on the go all the time.  I think sometimes she regrets moving to the community as so many of the people have sort of given up on life.  She deals with it by having very little to do with people in the community - she still has lots of friends outside of the community. She does do the exercise classes and does benefit from maid service, etc., but basically does not socialize within the community.

Of course, my sister and I (who are not local to where she lives) are glad she is in the community.[/quote]

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