Elder care and are cars necessary
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two issues that would be crtical for me to even decide what countries to look at.
First, my wife ha Alzheimers and is in memory care. Can any one advise me about what countries we could live in? Where can we hire affordable in home 24 hour care? Are there other options.
Where could we live without a car? I don’t drive any more. I would consider anything from a middle sized town to a city as long as I can either walk to anything I needed or there was good public transportation.
These two issues make it difficult to even know which countries to look at. I have looked at countries all over the world and a lot look lovely until I try to find this information. -
Hi there, I am sorry to hear about your wife's condition. For affordable long term care, I'd suggest Latin America. Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama specifically. Keep in mind that for best medical care, just as in the US, you'll need to be close to a major metropolitan area. That means San Jose in Costa Rica and Panama City in Panama. You have many more options in Mexico. But if it were me, I would focus on either the Lake Chapala area--which is only an hour from Guadalajara--or Guadalajara itself. Foreign retirees have been flocking to Lake Chapala for many generations now and the healthcare industry that serves older English-speaking people there is superb. There are even very affordable assisted living centers (some with memory care) to choose from if you need to consider that.
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thank you for taking the time to answer this. I will look into these areas.
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Ed, I also want to emphasize that the locations I mentioned are places where you will not need a car. Many expat retirees use taxis, Ubers, or have private drivers they call on with regularity...very easy and affordable to do.