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

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Qurl dork!  Thank you so much for pointing it out!  I can't even blame Siri for 
that one because I wrote it on my MacBook Air. 

Although… Being as it's Easter Sunday… Maybe "Calvary" has some meaning here...

Ann Zabaldo
Washington DC

Sent from my iPhone
All typos ... curtesy of Siri  :-)

> On Apr 15, 2017, at 8:32 PM, Cohousing <cohousing [at] mindspring.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 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