Mr. Stuart is going to find it harder to repair his house as he ages.
When my widowed mother was Mr. Stuart’s age, she did not feel she could care for the home she had lived in for 25 years. She sold it and moved to a one-bedroom apartment in town. When she was 88 she moved across the country to live with us.
Many retirees in my family have downsized. Most of them have bought smaller homes in an area that has many services for the elderly.