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[quote=Anonymous]Yeah, OP, I second the above. My father was also a spry 80yo when we moved him to a continuing care community 2 years ago. He just turned 82 and we are making plans to move him to the memory car unit in the same community. At that age, when they go downhill,it can be a sharp slope. And if he has been a caretaker for a long time, any change in that status will shake up his life and his routines in ways that aren't predictable. I remember rolling my eyes when the place we moved my dad to recommended buying furniture for tye independent apartment phase that would be suitable for a walker or wheelchair -- but guess what, the walker he got this summer is the only thing keeping him living on his own. And we have had to hire daily assistance (thru the facility) to help him with dressing and finding his way around,

Three years ago, he was living solo and driving 2 hrs several times a week between his home of 45 yrs and our summer place - now he gets lost going down the hall. Some people are sharp and physically capable well into their 90s but change tends to accelerate decline in the elderly. plan for the future whatever you do.[/quote]

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