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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, it took a medical crisis to have my parent actually move.

However, on the plus side we my parent had looked at CCRC and senior communities near us before hand, so when the crisis did occur they knew what they wanted.

Your parents may not be ready to move, but if you can get them to look at CCRC near you and get on waitlists now it would still be helpful.[/quote]

My parents did not want to move 3K miles to be near us (and other siblings are worthless and wont assist at all).  So we gently kept encouraging them to look at CCRCs near them---told them we would pay the entry fees if needed (they are MC, not UMC, very frugal and saved a lot but they don't have enough Net worth even after selling their home to get in without us paying the entry fees).  They finally found a place they liked and decided to move.  Moved in just before Covid hit.  Was so grateful they were in a place like that.  No more maintenance on their home, now if something breaks they just put in a work order and it's fixed for free. During covid meals were delivered 1-2x/day to their door and the "mini grocery store" onsite was expanded to include many more items, so they did not need to go out shopping for even milk, eggs, basic stuff.  
4 years into it and my parents love it.  Much more social than they ever were before, and that is awesome for their mental and physical health.  They can get all 3 meals a day in the restaurant if they want, just have to pay a bit more.  But I know they always have their main meal covered. And breakfast and lunch is easy to do without any real cooking.   
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