Retirement communities offer independent living with optional meals, activities, and housecleaning services.
Assisted living arrangements provide housing and additional services for those who require limited assistance with personal care.
Nursing homes offer housing and nursing assistance to those who are temporarily ill or in need of long-term health care.
New Horizons: Settling into a new place
I think it's better to get rid of too little before you move and then have to get rid of it later than to get rid of too much and be sorry something is gone. I'm really sorry about some things I got rid of. We had this deli slicer that we didn't use all the time, but we used it whenever all the kids came over and we made a roast. We got rid of it before we moved; now, I'm just sorry I don't have it anymore. We also got rid of all of our lamps, not realizing that the development where we moved wasn't really big on putting overhead lights into the rooms.
Anonymous
Petaluma, California
Don't stay in your hometown. Move about three or four hours away from your kids. That way, you can see them on holidays, birthdays, and during emergencies, but you're not constantly in their hair.
Gary D. Gallagher Williamson
West Virginia
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