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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about you? What are your long term plans so that you won’t be a burden to your children, as you seem to complain about your elderly parent. Do you have a plan in place for a retirement community,downsizing,long term facility? We will all be old sooner or later, if lucky in health, or unlucky some might think.

Would you live in the same place that you want to send your parent and why so much anger/frustration that they want to age in place? I get it.[/quote]

My parents (on their own) decided to move into a CCRC and into the Independent living area.  They required our help for the "entrance fee" so they could qualify.  We did it in a heartbeat!  Being 3K miles away, it provides peace of mind.  Happy they did it.  At 83, they went to one car and at 84 decided to get rid of the last vehicle, all on their own.  Happy they are in a place where they are happy, and well taken care of should they need it.  Only extra costs (if/when they need more levels of care) is for the extra 2 meals per day---even if one parent can stay in IL and the other needs more advanced care, we will never pay extra.

I would happily stay where they are (if I lived nearby).  But we are financially set, so we can afford whatever care we will want in our old age.  Hope to stay at home until 75/80.[/quote]

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