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Article: Choosing a place to live: the move to a nursing home is not a favorite topic of family conversation. But the transition is much smoother with proper planning. (includes do's and don'ts about nursing homes)
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- The Saturday Evening Post
- Article date:
- July 1, 1991
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The move to a nursing home is not a favorite topic of family conversation. But the transition is much smoother with proper planning.
Today, more than 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. And that number is on the rise. With the rapidly increasing number of senior citizens in our population and the aging of the baby boom generation, that figure will double in the next 25 years.
Nursing homes are a part of our culture and could be part of each family's future. Nonetheless, most of us still find it extremely difficult to discuss the subject with those we love for several reasons.
First, Americans love their independence. The idea that we ...