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blaze

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12. My Mom

Tue Nov 15, 2016, 08:18 PM

Nov 2016

is in a facility that offers independent living, assisted living and nursing care.

Mom, 90, is in independent living. She doesn't cook, but the cafeteria is open 7am to 7pm. There is a more upscale restaurant with limited hours for lunch and dinner. Some of the folks in independent living who need a little more help, hire caretakers from outside the facility to help with whatever tasks are required. Lots of the folks there still drive. A fair number of the younger residents didn't want to have to deal with the upkeep of a home anymore... and also didn't want to have to move again once their health starts declining.

The continuum of care was high on our list when we were looking.

Good luck!

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