Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I'm "94"?

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Dear Ann, 

I think you mean the CAVALRY  (soldiers on horseback) is not coming to save us. 
CALVARY is the site of the crucifixion. Unless you are implying that some may 
believe Jesus will come and save them from our plight! 

Kayelily
Raleigh-cohousing.com <http://raleigh-cohousing.com/> 




> On Apr 15, 2017, at 8:42 AM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> (With apologies to The Beatles …)
> 
> When asked where adults 45 and older want to live out the rest of their 
> lives, over 90% report that they want to remain in their current homes and 
> community. The reality is that may just be another pipe dream for many. 
> 
> Do you know:
> 
>       • 70% of us 65+ will need an average of 3 years of long-term care – 
> that is, personal assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, 
> dressing and eating.
>       • Only 30% of 65+ believe that they will need long-term care.
>       • Long-term care in a nursing home, assisted living, even in your own 
> home, is unaffordable for most middle-income Americans.
>         In many areas, nursing home care exceeds $95,000 per year.
>       • Medicare does not pay for Long-Term Care.
>       • Fewer than 30% of people 65+ have $50,000 cash saved for retirement
>       • There are not enough trained caregivers, and the gap is growing.
> 
> The Calvary is not coming. 
> 
> Particularly under the new Administration and a Congress bent on weakening if 
> not dismantling what few public programs that exist to support older 
> Americans — The Calvary is NOT coming.
> 
> In the absence of said Calvary:
> 
>       • What’s your plan for how, where and with whom you will grow older? 
>       • How do you get the conversation started in your community? 
>       • What are the tools and strategies both within your community and the 
> wider community that can enhance your ability to remain in your home and 
> community? 
>       • If you are living in cohousing, has your community initiated a 
> conversation about care for seniors?  
>       • Do you have a plan in place?  
>       • Are you trying to get the conversation started?  
>       • What is the expectation of the community for seniors once they are 
> unable to care for themselves?
>       • If you are forming a cohousing group … have you discussed any of the 
> issues you might face as your community members grow older?
> 
> If you and/or your community are struggling to understand the options 
> available to you, I invite you to participate in a pre-conference intensive 
> workshop:  
> 
> Aging Better Together by Design or Destiny 
> 
> http://www.cohousing.org/2017/intensives
> 
> Janice Blanchard, Aging Better, Together and I under the aegis of Mid 
> Atlantic Cohousing, presented three workshops covering this information at 
> the Aging Better Together conference held in Salt Lake City in 2016.  All 
> sessions were packed.  We encourage you to register for the CohoUS conference 
> and this pre-conference intensive.  However, if you are unable to attend the 
> entire conference you can still register for this workshop:
> 
> http://www.cohousing.org/2017
> 
> If you don’t have a plan for your long term care … plan to come to the 
> conference and attend our workshop!
> 
> Best --
> 
> Ann Zabaldo
> Takoma Village Cohousing
> Washington, DC
> Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
> Falls Church, VA
> 202.546.4654
> 
> As long as you have two or fewer … your ducks are always in a row.  The 
> Covert Comic
> 
> 
> 
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