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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am going through this right now with my parents... some reflections...

Aging in place is great until it's not... then you have to figure out a plan.  There are a lot of options all over the spectrum and its hard to imagine how it will all work out.

We had a great home care service and a wonderful aid.  The director was a resource for us and I always felt gave us honest advice and never pushed us into anything that we didn't need.  In fact, her advice now is to move my parents into a facility for better care.

Assisted living facilities vary on their qualifications and what they can do for care.  It is all over the place... we had one place tell us that assisted living wasn't right and our father needed to be in a nursing home, and another say he was welcome and they could take him right away.  It is just how they are set up, what resources they can provide and what they think they can handle.

On all of this we are private pay which is an eye popping cost no matter what you choose.  It's all $$$$$ bye, bye.[/quote]

Same boat. Cost is staggering. More than most people make in a year. All post tax dollars, and not tax deductible if child is paying for the parents, rather than spouse paying for spouse. [/quote]

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