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As an outsider looking on, it can appear like they're 'festering' in their homes, especially if the have mobility issues. I just thought you underestimated how fiercely protective a person is when it comes to staying put. If they AREN'T open to suggestion to move, and they're still...

Usually it's the other way around and you try to keep people out of those places - for most staying home in their own home in a familiar environment with some of the many supports available to them (many are free or heavily subsidised) is preferable. Anyway, I would have thought when you lose...

Agree. I had a lady tell me a horror story involving her mother and a retirement village recently. Her mother needs nursing home care now and is having problems finding a place because the retirement home can't sell her unit. It's apparently been for sale for about a year but the...

Centerlink allows for a 'granny flat' arrangement that won't affect the IL's position regarding both pension and nursing home care. This amount is around 140K from memory. For now, how about relocating a few things in the existing house, so the entire living and bedroom area is downstairs...