The issue is more about mind set than living condition.

Here people adhere to their independence; hence so many people would try to keep living in single family house, against moving to a unit in an apartment building. To live in a facility you give up considerable degree of independence.

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• 但是好处是有社交，有活动，打乒乓，打台球，跳操，打牌，都是独自在家做不到的。等出门不便了或者朋友都出门不便了 -tz2000- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2025 postreply 08:50:00

• 关键是找到合适的地方，老人不喜欢改变，往往是太晚，以致于自己都不能做正确的决定了 -tz2000- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2025 postreply 08:52:11

• 对，去养老院最好的时间是感觉自己自理有点困难了，脑子还清醒。否则等脑子糊涂了身体不行了，很多事就做不了主了。我会早早地 -6thsense- ♀ (195 bytes) () 12/12/2025 postreply 09:02:56

• 我喜欢静，这么多活动在那种环境下不得不合群应酬会烦。现在网络发达，每天坐家里看书追剧也很惬意不寂寞，时间才是自己的 -mimifan- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/12/2025 postreply 11:52:24