When Does Living Alone Become a Major Mistake?
When Does Living Alone Become a Major Mistake? Thursday June 18, 2009#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)Though most elderly people want to remain independent for as long as possible — physical limitations can force a decision they never wanted to make. The decision — to stop living alone and move in with someone else or into an assisted living facility. Advanced osteoarthritis can cause severe physical limitations that make living alone a bad idea. I wish I had no personal experience with this. Like me, you may have dealt with a parent or grandparent forced to face this and make what may be one of the toughest decisions of their lives. None of the options seem to fit as well as staying in their own home — especially if