ABA/AARP Wise Moves: Checklist for Where to Live, What to Consider, and Whether to Stay or Go

Product Description

Considering a move? This easy-to-use guide helps you make the best choice for you, whatever stage you are in. Should you stay put? Would a few inexpensive renovations make your home the home of a lifetime? If you need a little help at home, where can you find it? Or should you move? And if so, where? And how to pay for it all?
Topics covered include:

Fitting your home to your needs
Downsizing to rental apartments, condos, and coops
Choosing independent living and active adult communities
Finding quality assisted living and memory care
Getting the best nursing care
Buying second homes
Deciding whether timeshares are worth it
Moving abroad

The authors, experts in the field who also have a broad range of personal experience, provide checklists in each chapter to help you discern your next steps and walk you gently through the process.

About the Author

Sally Balch Hurme has led the national conversation on many issues critical to older people and their families. During her almost 25 years with AARP, she advocated on a wide range of issues, including consumer fraud, elder abuse, surrogate decision making, advance care planning, and financial security.
Lawrence A. Frolik is Professor of Law Emeritus at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.