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jwirr

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2. Many of the senior housing complexes in our state are transforming into assisted living residences

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 05:01 PM

Apr 2012

but they are still single person apartments and the care is not full time. Very interesting concept. I like it. We do have foster homes for the elderly also but when you get really bad you end up in nursing homes that are really intensive care units.

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My mother has dementia and is in a nursing home...... Little Star Apr 2012 #1

Many of the senior housing complexes in our state are transforming into assisted living residences jwirr Apr 2012 #2