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bamagal62

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2. Do you still drive?

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 04:49 PM

Aug 28

My mom started off in independent living and kept her car as she liked knowing it was there if she needed it.
She was in independent for 5 years, then moved to assisted living. We then sold her car. If you are able to drive and able financially to keep it, I'd keep it as long as you can. Does the facility have parking?
Just an fyi, ask about how many days a week they are available to take you to doctor's appointments. My mother has found that part challenging as the available doctor's appointments don't always coincide with the facility transport. Assisted living has turned out to be great for her. And, going from independent living to assisted was an easy transition since it was all in the same building, just on different floors.

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Anybody here in Assisted Living? [View all] CTyankee Aug 28 OP

We are in a Catholic Charities independent living situation that will evolve into assisted care too. We have kept..... FadedMullet Aug 28 #1

I'm all for it but the issue is having the car when the living facility provides for transportation to doctor's appts. CTyankee Aug 28 #4

We keep the car because it is nice to help others. FadedMullet Aug 28 #8

Do you still drive? bamagal62 Aug 28 #2

We lease our vehicle, we don't own it. And we might have to switch docs anyway as ours will be too far away for CTyankee Aug 28 #5

It's one thing to choose to stop driving... Trueblue Texan Aug 28 #10

When my dad moved into a senior apartment complex he still had a car, Ocelot II Aug 28 #3

I have relatives Marthe48 Aug 28 #6

My wife, an RN, has worked with and for AL homes. multigraincracker Aug 28 #7

We will check with them. They might have had this problem arise before. CTyankee Aug 28 #9

My parents moved into my brother's guest house. That was their "assisted living." hunter Aug 28 #11

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