>>Yeah. my mom is 90 and will turn 91 in January. She still lives on her own, drives and doesn't want to be in "assisted living", surrounded by old people.
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>Good for her! I know it isn't always an option but moving into assisted living is often the beginning of the end. I read that the average resident only lives a few months.

Only because the stigma keeps people who could benefit from it from moving into assisted living facilities.

My great-grandmother moved into the Masonic Home in Sullivan, IL, at the ripe old age of 72 and lived there happily for 25 years. ;-)

There are no absolutes.