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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t want to be the bearer of bad news…but it’s likely too late for your parents.  Seems like around 75ish, elderly suffer from decision paralysis.  They will say all the right things, but it’s too late for them to actually do it.

Save your sanity and stop trying to make it happen and spend your time finding the facility they will have to enter when an emergency forces the issue.[/quote]

NP here. This is where my parents are at, mid-70s and unable to make any big decisions regarding moving or really anything else that requires a little planning. Years ago they had talked about taking cruises and buying a second home in a scenic area they enjoy, but they never did any of those things. Never went anywhere, and they certainly have the money for it. Decision paralysis is a great way to describe what I've been seeing. Rather than enjoy their retirement and change things up to make themselves more comfortable-- their house, which they've been in for 40+ years, is too big for them to manage and they are too stubborn to hire a housekeeping and landscaping services. (My father would rather keel over pushing the lawnmower than hire a team of migrants, but that's another story.)[/quote]

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