Haims: Aging in place or assisted living? It’s a complex choice

Haims: Aging in place or assisted living? It’s a complex choice

The decision process of choosing between aging at home and moving to an assisted living facility is complex and emotional. I speak from both personal experience and acquired experience over almost a decade and a half. This is what I have learned — the decision is personal and unique for everyone.   My mother had Parkinson’s. She passed away in 2019 just before the COVID pandemic. At that time, her long-term care insurance paid about $6,500 a mon…

What downsizers Pine and Leigha want people to do before buying an apartment

Downsizing to an apartment in or near retirement can help with ageing in place. See advice on choosing the right site, plus financial considerations.

McGill University - McGill researchers highlight disparities in 'aging in place'

While health status is an important factor in whether a person is able to grow old in their home and community (age in place), researchers at McGill University have shed new light on the socia. . .