When you're talking to your parents about moving, try to avoid using words like facility, which can make your parents feel like you're trying to put them in an institution. Better to use terms like retirement community or assisted living community instead, suggests Donna Quinn Robbins of Ultimate Moves -- these terms are less loaded and more welcoming.
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