"How to Care for Aging Parents" is a great resource. You need to make a list of questions before visiting any senior living option. And most important, go on your own before taking your parents. There is no need for them to see the good and the bad. It is overwhelming and also a good idea to take a friend - someone who is NOT in the family - to be an extra pair of eyes and ears. You know your parents and keeping their lifestyle in mind, some locations will be better than others. However, for your sake, try to keep the distance from your home at less than a 10 minute commute.
Once you find two or three places that fit your parents needs and finances, you can begin talking about what you have seen. Luckily for us, there were already friends of our parents at the senior living facility that I would have chosen. Once our parents knew that it worked for "friends", it was much easier to make the transition.
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