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[quote=Anonymous]I seem to have unintentionally led people to believe he’s in the brink of bankruptcy. He has money now. About a half million. If he lives another 10 years like others in his family, things could become an issue especially if he has to move into assisted living (due to failing eyesight and other physical issues). He has good healthcare from his wife’s former employer (a community college the belonged to the public system). He has a small pension.

Right now, he wants an independent senior living place. The only thing his current doesn’t have is a pool. It has a library, a movie theater, on-site social and entertainment events, a large dining room, a hair salon, a can to take you to appointments within a 10 mile radius (his docs are all in this radius), covered parking for his car (!), free grocery delivery to the facility (he has to pay extra for room delivery, I think), etc. He just doesn’t like all the rules.

He doesn’t like that the assistants he hires are for scheduled times. For example, he had surgery soon after moving into the place. I got him set up with folks who provided help with getting out of bed and dressing. He was pissed that the cane at set times for like 15 minutes. His argument? Sometimes he wants to get up earlier or later. He hates having set times for meals and assistances. I and the “helping hands organization told him he could hire someone to be on call but that means paying for someone for their time whether he used them or not. That did not go over well with him. The list of gripes goes on and on.

I think he just hasn’t reconciled himself with the fact that the rules are how senior living works. Going to a more expensive place won’t help him avoid schedules and dressing in something other than Pjs in public.

Thanks for the inputs and allowing me to vent a bit. [/quote]

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