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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know. Ideally, to age in place as near as we can to our child (an only). I don't mind downsizing but would prefer to have a yard for gardening and outside time.

I'm hoping to remain as healthy, active, and with it as long as I can (something out of my control, I understand). I hope to have animals (mostly fostering or older pets as I'd have to think of my pets outliving me at some point). And I want to have a social network to interact with as I've seen how the lack of that really impacts the elderly and quality of life.

Having said all that, if I'm in a memory care situation, I've already told my spouse and child to put me in a memory care center. As long as I'm safe and cared for, I won't really know/appreciate it anyway. And I don't want to be a burden.

Can the PP above tell me more about Goodwin House?[/quote]

They do information sessions pretty regularly, I think at their Alexandria location. I'd look online. My mom was inspired to because she's single and didn't want her kids to have to do direct care for her, but she didn't feel like a senior living complex was the right fit for her.  So it was a way for her to keep her independence as she aged, but to have already done the leg work for the first few steps of decline.  [/quote]

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