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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents are in a continuing care community and my dad died a year ago of Parkinson’s. They are in independent living. The social aspect is huge- it isn’t just that you make friends and there is lots to do, but that you make friends before you get sick and decrepit and then they stay your friends as you decline, and they still have the memory of you healthy. In a normal apartment when someone gets sick and needs assisted living they move out, and move into assisted living without friends and with their lower level of functioning. My parents found that my dad’s friends were really vital to his well-being as he was declining, but at that stage he was unable to make friends. He had to make friends before he needed them, so to speak. If your mom is suggesting a continuing care community I’d listen to her. She probably knows that friends are as (more?) vital to happy aging than family. I say this as a loving and beloved daughter who helps with my parents care every week.[/quote]

That’s really insightful, pp. [/quote]

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