When choosing a place to spend the final years of your life, you want to know: Is it just a place to retire or is it a community? Signs it is a community: Residents propose to the administration changes they think they would like, and the administration listens. Residents organize interest groups: book clubs, gardens, […]
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A friend of mine here in the elder care community was in pain. I could see it on her face. It was 10:00 a.m. and the medicine she was supposed to take at 7:00 had not arrived. A couple of Tylenol was all she needed, but residents in assisted care must surrender to the nursing […]
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Retirement communities are not all alike. Before making a choice about where to live, you must understand the basic options, how they differ and how these differences affect your lifestyle. The question is: What kind of living situation do you want? I am writing this just after a disturbing experience. The woman I chose to […]
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