Last week, I listed the various types of living environments for older adults, this week, I wanted to share exactly why you should know living options for your aging parents.

Why is knowing the different living options for older adults so important?

1. You need to know what options are available as your parents' care needs change.
2. Knowing options will help you to identify the best fit and feel for your parents’ care needs
3. Being familiar with options before you need them will help to increase your comfort in conversations with your parents about their living options. (The more comfort you have, the healthier the conversation is likelier to be!)

Here are are...

7 (Additional) Reasons Why It’s Important to Know The Different Living Options For Older Adults!

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7 Reasons Why It’s Important To Know

The Different Living Options For Older Adults!

1. Helps you to prepare...

Did you know that most older adults DO NOT live in Nursing Homes?

What?!!

That's right!

In 2010, only 4.5% of older adults were living in nursing homes. But somehow there's a misperception that most older adults live in nursing homes.

So, if they don't live in Nursing Homes, where do where DO older adults live?

The vast majority of older adults (93.5%) live in.... (drum roll).... the community!

Because there are so many misperceptions about where older adults live, I thought I would take this opportunity to describe the different environments that older adults live in!

Watch it here!

So, why is knowing the different living options for older adults so important?

1. You need to know what options are available as your parents' care needs change.
2. Knowing options will help you to identify the best fit for your parents’ care needs
3. Being familiar with options before you need them will help to increase your comfort in conversations with your parents about...