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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, my parents are in their mid-60s and I can't imagine them moving into a retirement community. My dad's passion is gardening, he was so excited to retire to do more of it, and he has massive vegetable garden a nice flower and herb garden, and built another big vegetable garden next to his church that they plant and harvest to donate to the food bank. Their house is cleaner and in better shape than mine.

They don't have the physical stamina of their 40s but they're not exactly in the their twilight years yet; their elders have either dropped dead around 80 or are/were still going into their 90s. [/quote]
Yes, 60s is fine.  But, a lot of people really start to slow down when they hit their  mid/late70s.  The point is that you want to make the move before you *need* to make the move.[/quote]

Agreed. We were surprised at the aging that happened around age 75 for our six relatives close to that age. Two entered independent living a little before 75. Both were considered young by those already living there, but they had individual health reasons that made it a good choice. Another couple entered independent living around 75. Within a few years, one's health issues worsened to that point that we're glad they're in a continuing care retirement community. Two others still live independently at home, but both have health issues that we're keeping an eye on. All had relatives who lived long lives, some until their 90s and even past 100, so we weren't necessarily expecting they'd have health issues already.[/quote]

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