Why a hotel is not a viable retirement option:
e Palliative Care department has determined that although 80% of Americans say they would like to die at home, 60% of older adults die in acute care hospitals and 20% die in nursing homes. These are sobering statistics and they would most likely drive anyone into denial. But we must face these facts if we want to change them and magical thinking won’t do the trick.
Many baby boomers can be commended for waking up to the fact that staying active, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a diet that is mostly plant-based will help them avoid or better manage the chronic conditions that have plagued their parents. That alone will probably change the health statistics for older adults over the next 20 years and may improve our chances of having a relatively easy road and experiencing a swift death when our time comes.
If we can stop the magical thinking that we will die on the golf course and take a more realistic approach to our later years, we will be in much better shape to meet whatever the future brings. I have to commend Robison for one thing: at least he is thinking ahead. He is paying attention to the fact that nursing homes are exorbitantly expensive and most of us should be trying to avoid them for anything other than brief stays for rehabilitation after injury or surgery.
If you are open to the idea of moving to a retirement community at some point, I suggest researching what is available in your area . Take a look at assisted living communities, continuing care communities, and board and care homes. There are residential developments in one or more of these categories in almost every city or town in America. Familiarize yourself with the differences in services and cost.
Developers are aware than boomers are not particularly interested in the kinds of retirement communities they built in the past, so they are designing communities attached to college campuses, day-care operations, and urban centers, all of which give residents the opportunity to continue learning, mix with all ages, and engage culturally with their environment. New concepts in living for older adults are springing up with every passing year.
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