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Old 06-30-2014, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by greenhillsgirl View Post
I have my 90 year old mother here for a month long visit. I had hoped that she would like to live here permanently (from PA), but in 'test driving' a patio villa I find that she really is not capable of the things that she used to do back home...cook, shop, clean..etc. Aside from that she is visibly becoming very forgetful, not remembering things from one day to the next. Anyway, I have started to visit the retirement homes and am looking for any comments - good, bad or ugly, regarding assisted living. My dad passed 4 years ago, and he was a WW II vet, so I see that some have advertised availability of veterans benefits. Any help there also is appreciated. Thanks to all.

You say she's "not capable of the things that she used to do back home...cook, shop clean..etc." Well, she wouldn't have to do any of those things in an independent living facility. And, as far as being forgetful, lots of people in independent living facilities are forgetful. That's not unusual. I was at Steeplechase on Friday and they didn't seem to think that forgetfulness should keep anyone from living there. They said they have a few residents who are 100 years old. So age alone should not be a determining factor, even with some forgetfulness.