This will be my last move…..where will your last move take you.

Pappy said:
As long as it isn’t a nursing home. I’m completely satisfied to finish up here Palm Bay Colony. Next step, crematorium and someone’s mantel.
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I will not have to worry about a so called nursing home…..some are totally degrading…..and the one here in town is one of them….my mom was in the one here for almost 5 years…..how devastating…..NOT ME !!!!
 
It sounds like you are very happy to move there. That's great. These places are not cheap in the U.S.. I like what you mention about sound proofing and pets welcome of coarse. In the U.S., it seems everything is just built for max profit, not max livibility or care for those that will inhabit the places.

My last move, I hope, is a mobile park. If I can ever find a decent place.
 
@MickaC
I just found this thread, and I read your first post in it, so far.
That sounds like a careful and great decision!
Thank you for telling us about it. I need to nap, but will read more of the thread posts, later, for sure. :)
 
MickaC said:
You’re right…..rates are high…..depending on the facility…..takes a lot of researching.
I will be paying a monthly rate of $ 3094.00 per month. As I age and possibly need care or assistance, the rate remains the same. Being named “Age in Place “
There is rate increase possible per year due to inflation, of 1.75% to 2.25%. Is reviewed every October.
I did the math…..I think I get a lot with what I’ll be paying.
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Compared to here, that's reasonable; it's about $3,000 here for places that don't even offer the age-in-place option so if you get to where you need assisted living or skilled nursing, you're on your own to find a place and then get your name on a waiting list. For the senior places that do offer the age-in-place or graduated care, it's about $4000 or $5000
 
bowmore said:
We thought we would age in place in a +55 mobile home park. Well, life is funny, because we saw new apartments at the beach and went to take a look,
We are now in a beautiful apartment overlooking the beach. It has an elevator (no stairs) and many other amenities. My wife has decorated the place beautifully, and many of the residents are much younger than us, and there is always some activity. I went back to our old place, and the park felt like a ghost town.

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That looks wonderful!
 
I’m feeling a BIG HAPPY from all the nice comments and support from all of you
Also, happy with the sharing with what your future plans may be.

I think I mentioned before……or did I…..maybe not ?
My plan is to list the house come early spring, 2023.
I know maybe some would ask…..why starting to clear out now…..I’m a planner…..I have to plan and do step by step, schedule, etc.
I’ve never been one to do things by the seat of my pants.
To be very honest, I didn’t think things would sell as fast as they did.
As far as furniture…..I only have my dining table left to sell, but I need that for a while yet.
My huge living room set is sold, will be picked up in a couple weeks or so……I will then bring up the 2 futon couches from downstairs, I will take them with me…..or maybe just one.

The odd type of things to sell are about a million storage containers…..why so many…..on the farm, when we went out of pigs, there were no longer any warm places for the outside cats…..so they left…..therefore we gained a huge mouse problem…..had to store so much in containers, stuff in upstair closets, downstairs stuff…..how maddening that was.
The other odd thing is my big collection of solar lights…..that will take some thinking.
I wanted to finish any undone things outside, a little painting, replacing the two small entry doors in the garage.
Inside this winter….giving all the closet doors a fresh coat of paint, white…..and do touch ups on the walls.
And do more sorting…..sell, donate, give away, garbage.
So, hopefully, when the house sells, I won’t be running around, trying to do this stuff, last minute.

OH, almost forgot……SPEND ONE MORE WINTER SHOVELLING SNOW !!!! 😖😫🙄🤪😜🥴
 
Jules said:
Have you thought of having a garage sale for all the little stuff right now?
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To be honest Jules…..I hate garage and yard sales….I don’t go to them…..I don’t have them.
I really don’t have a lot of little stuff, other than my precious bird figurines and other treasures that are in my curio cabinet, and I’m taking it and them with me.
My china, crystal, flatware and other things…..I had packed up years ago, because I didn’t use them anymore, the entertaining thing came to a very slow pace to none.
They’re at my X’s for future inheritance.
This posting on selling groups on Facebook has been working very well…..much to my surprise,
 
There’s a humorous question for a lady resident at Victoria Landing, the place described in this thread….
She’s 103…….she’s been there for a great many years.
Funny comment is. “ Did you ever think you would out live your money? “😊.
 
I will admit, I’m very selfish……I could live in my house till can’t anymore, and keeping up repairs, maintenance, etc.
Then go to a place I don’t want to be.
With my future living at Victoria Landing….I’m going to enjoy many things, while I may not still living here.
There will be 3 very unhappy persons, after my passing, and seeing their expectations of what they thought they would get….will have changed……my X’s 3 kids, whom never treated me with any kind of respect, from day one.
So, I’m going the selfish route, and enjoy my future years……instead of setting them up to have life of lessure on me.
I hate the kind of scavengers, vultures, that show up when a person passes, but never gave any concern when that person was living.

So……in a nut shell, I think i’ve made the right choice for me.
I will have so much access to so many things……free like a bird with my fur babies…..almost would call this a stress free retirement life.

WOW……I’ve gotten to be quite a chatter box since my break away.😊☺️😉😃🤐.
 

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