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Is there anyone here who lives in a supportive living facility but your SO still lives in your home?

When we were first looking for a place to live, I found several affordable supportive housing sites, but they have long wait lists. Anybody choose to go in one but without your significant other moving in with you?

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    You pose an interesting question and one that I'm sure some others have considered.
    My dear Aunt and Uncle went through this not too long ago and it worked out seemingly well for them. She needed a little more assistance than what she was getting at home.
    I believe the bottom line is you have to do what is best for you.
    All my best, Doreen (Team Member)

    1. Luckily, we won't have to go that route because there is a program here where they provide an interest free loan to modify owned residences which becomes a grant as long as you meet the requirements. We hope to be homeowners this time next year and that's a great incentive. However, I do wish we had come up on the waitlist sooner. Since we couldn't afford to buy yet, we looked for rentals. I probably could have benefitted from being in a supportive living building. Although a spouse can live with you, my aunt rightly informed me that people she knows that stay in them say that, while they are accessible, they tend to be smaller than regular apartments. Also, our city has tons of apartments, but by them being in older buildings, they tend to have stairs. It's easier for me to have ground level entry, so it ended up taking us a year to find our current place. I am eligible for home health aide services and I put off getting one until we found a place. Now, I realize that we could have possibly made some of those places work by having an aide help me up and down the stairs. But I can't dwell on what we could have done because, as I've heard, "Don't get caught up in the wouldas, couldas, or shouldas because then you end up shoulding all over the place."

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        I'm sending you tons of positive thoughts in hopes that your dream becomes a reality in the very near future! Please keep us updated.
        ~Doreen (Team Member)

      2. Your journey to homeownership sounds incredibly thoughtful and deliberate, and it’s clear you’ve put so much effort into finding what works best for you. It’s natural to think back on other options and wonder if they could’ve worked, but honestly, everything you’ve done has brought you to this point with the clarity and determination you have now. Plus, I love that quote about "shoulding all over the place"—it’s such a good reminder to focus on moving forward rather than second-guessing the past. I am more than confident that things will work out the way they should for you. Please keep us updated! -Latoya (Team Member)

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