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What will you be paying for each component of this.
Room and Board?
Household expenses?
Is caregiving separate?
As you require more and more help will the fee / rent increase to keep up with the care that they will provide?
I like the 3 month trial.
In the contract I suggest I like the idea of reviewing any contract in 6 month spells. This is beneficial so that as you require more help if they do not feel as if they can continue helping you they have the ability to say so. And if you do not feel like they are helping you enough you can also cay that it is not working out.
Please safeguard your finances. I understand these are people that you met at church but there are people that take advantage of situations. (Please forgive me if I am overly cautious)
I would also contact an Elder Care Attorney and make one of your children POA for health and finances. (you can have more than 1 POA) The reason I am suggesting you do this now is that if they see of feel anything is amiss it will be easier for them to intervene. (again I am being cautious here)
If you do not think you will transition to an Assisted Living facility and no longer need your furniture that you will be putting into storage make plans at some point to sell, or donate the items that no one wants. Why pay for storage if you will not use these items again. Any family treasures give to family now (if they want them)
I would though, keep as independent as possible. Call your County Office of aging and see what resources they have. Most have senior bussing so you still can get to appts and shop. Remember, everyone likes privacy. Maybe find a senior center to go to. If they cook dinner every night, treat them to dinner every so often. Spend time with your friends. Don't let them feel they need to ask you to accompany them everywhere. Your a tenent. They have their lives, you have yours.
I pray that all works out. Please come back and tell us how things are going. We love updates.