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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure why your parents should move now just so you can stop worrying that someday they may need to move? And no one who actually cares about something this important is "too busy to sort through the options."

Let them be. They're grownups and they can live wherever they want.[/quote]

OP here. I care because I know of parents of two other friends who did not move into such a place, and now have been rejected by many as being too sick, one finally did get into a health facility but they 17,000 per MONTH. That is unsustainable for my parents.  And I should clarify that I didn't mean I am too busy.  What I mean is, I value other people that have made it their profession to advise on certain issues.  I am also too busy to go to law school, but I don't need to because I can hire a lawyer to help me with my will etc.  Too busy to learn carpentry and plumbing, but can hire a handyman to help in the house.  SO I just mean it would be more efficient to have a professional who could advise on all the pros and cons.[/quote]

I get what you're saying. I do. But picture it from their perspective.  They have no need at the moment to move, they don't want to, they want to hold into their freedom and dignity, etc.  Do you really think they are going to say "why yes, stranger whom I've never met, you are so right. We aren't safe to live in our own homes. Let's move into an old folks home".    Maybe hire someone to do the research for you to present to them, but otherwise it seems really cold.  Please take a moment to reflect on how this would feel to THEM. [/quote]

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