Proactive Planning: When is it Time to Think About Assisted Living?

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In this Episode:

02:30 - Illinois Road Trip and Recipe of the Week: Ann Sather's Famous Cinnamon Rolls
04:39 - Ten Rather Undignified Deaths
09:14 - Assisted Living: How Do You Know the Time is Right?
10:55 - What Factors Go Into the Decision to Go Into Assisted Living?
13:35 - Making a Selection: Quality, Cost and Location
21:25 - How to Talk with Aging Parents about Moving to Assisted (Senior) Living
24:03 - Outro

We go in depth into factors to consider, such as current functional status, current housing features, social networks, what retirement communities offer, and financial considerations.

We have the choice to be proactive in a move, and if we do, we have primary control over what happens.

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Illinois Road Trip and Recipe of the Week: Ann Sather's Famous Cinnamon Rolls (00:02:30)

3. Ten Rather Undignified Deaths (00:04:39)

4. Assisted Living: How Do You Know the Time is Right? (00:09:14)

5. [Ad] Halfway To Dead, A Midlife Spiritual Journey (00:09:14)

6. (Cont.) Ten Rather Undignified Deaths (00:09:51)

7. What Factors Go Into the Decision to Go Into Assisted Living? (00:11:31)

8. Making a Selection: Quality, Cost and Location (00:14:11)

9. How to Talk with Aging Parents about Moving to Senior Living (00:22:01)

10. Outro (00:24:39)

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