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Scenario

When safety and autonomy conflict in aging

My kids want to put me in assisted living 'for my safety' but I'd rather die in my own home than live safely somewhere else.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The value of security can directly oppose the value of self-determination.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Aging & Senior Life?”

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