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[quote=Anonymous]I have kids but will try to leave as little to chance as possible. I’ve already told my DH and kids not to hesitate to put me in a facility should I need it some day. I do not want them to have to be my caregivers at home. We just talk about it openly now and DH and I will make sure we move to an accessible home by 60, and consider CCRC *before* we require assistance with activities of daily living.

Ideally, people without kids should plan, plan plan and meet with an elder care attorney to figure out what steps they can take now to secure their future (POA, health care proxy, advance directive, etc).

Inmy wiek I e seen people in the situation OP described and their emergency contact is often a sibling or friend. Occasionally the hospital has to initiate a guardianship process or make a referral to Adult Protecrive Services. Those with resources have more options, obviously and can afford Assisted Living, and those that can’t might struggle along until they have a medical crisis, at which point the hospital will help them apply for Medicaid so they can go to a long-term care facility (though there needs to be someone to assist with gathering paperwork, documents, etc. so ideally that person has been established in the past).

It’s important for everyone to have an easily accessible Advance Directive.[/quote]

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