Thursday February 19th, 2015
More than a home
Mom wants to stay at home. But you think she'd be safer and less isolated in assisted living.
On the surface, your loved one's preference to stay home might seem a desire to stay among comforting knickknacks. But research with elders reveals that the actual house or physical surroundings have little to do with it. Most of the value of "aging in place" has to do with staying in one's community.
Elders who remain living at home