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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seniors have agency and free will to decide where they want to live.

[b]If they both die simply sell the house as is. [/b]Call an estate auction house. They will clean out the house.

I've settled one estate that did not have a will. It was not a big deal. The State law governed the distribution percentages to family.

I have one 78 year old and one 86 year old in houses on my street. Neither has any plans for moving. They are happy living in their homes.[/quote]

If only it were this simple! People rarely "just die." They decline slowly and with increasing medical needs, so they need new living arrangements. It's not as simple as house---->grave. [/quote]

It was happening to my mom, with dad just watching it and pretending everything is handy dandy and chill. She refused any and all house improvements and basically ruined the house. She also refused any medical help. I spoke to a psychiatrist and she said off the record that either I leave her be or I engage in a drawn out, highly emotional battle of trying to commit her as a danger to herself with unknown outcome. I chose to distance myself. At least she didn’t linger too much on this earth. Sad but it was of her choosing. [/quote]

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