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How to Start the "Big Talk" With Your Aging Parents If you’re one of us—somebody born between 1946 and 1964—and if either of your parents is still alive and still living at home, there’s a challenge waiting for you: mom or dad is probably going to have to consider a change of circumstances, which might include a transition from the family homestead to a much different kind of place—a senior apartment, perhaps, an assisted living facility, or even a nursing home Elder Abuse In Nursing Homes Albert Lea, Minnesota, wouldn't make anybody's Top Ten list of places where this sort of thing could happen Bigger cities like Chicago, New Orleans, Detroit, maybe, but not Albert Lea Seniors Hardest Hit By Housing Bust "We are 71 and 75 years of age Both of us have major health issues that could render us unable to help ourselves as we are able to do now, so it would be wise to move with that in mind Should Seniors Choose Adult Day Care? Senior citizens fear moving into a nursing home and the loss of their independence far more than death A recent study commissioned by Clarity and the EAR Foundation found that 89 percent of American seniors want to age-in-place, that is, continue to live in their homes as long as possible, and are willing to use adaptive technology that will allow them to maintain their independence