The older you are, the more you move, the sooner you will die.

First, let me say, regarding the title, those words did not come out of my mouth, (or my pen or computer).

They are a quote from a newspaper article from someone who speaks and somehow seems to think they are an expert on eldercare. To be gracious, I assume that he was misquoted, and that there was more to it than that. The trouble is how many people will read it and get frightened or upset.

Nowfor the bad news: there does seem to be a connection between moves and morbidity in the elderly. I don't have the studies, so I can't comment on them.

Now for the good news: Hopefully, if eldercare is done right, and planning is done right there will a) not be a bunch of moves and b) they will have good results, not bad ones. The move to appropriate housing housing , where the care and service are good, can lead to an improved quality of life and life satisfaction.

How do you insure that there are good results when looking at seniorcare/eldercare/seniors housing?

1. Do long term planning with knowledge of what may come, of what present conditions are, and what the housing you are looking at offers.
2. Include the person who is being moved in the planning, as much as possible.
3. Provide support before, during, and after the move, especially.