When my Dad suffered his stroke he remained in hospital for 6 months due to his quite serious condition. His release was predicated on his home being made accessible for him in his wheelchair; his paralysis was on his right side and walking was very painful for him. Complicating things was the fact he had been scheduled for hip replacement at the time of his stroke and that of course would not be happening now. So he was in pain when he walked - yet walk he must to maintain circulation and try to get his life back.
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You have looked at all the options and the reasonable decision is to stay in your own home. You heave a sigh of relief at having made that decision because it seems so much easier to do this than to have to go through all the upset of moving to a strange place.
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If your home environment is one providing everything you need, want or care about; if your financial status is such that you can afford to remain in your home, then the next step is to explore all the services that are now available in most communities. I live and work in Palo Alto and know a little about what is available here for our seniors.

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Most of us love our homes and want to stay where we are familiar with the rooms, possessions, memories, and we have our privacy. We love our gardens and our neighborhood. We know the pharmacist, the mailman, the grocer. There is comfort in these familiar things even though we may not be as mobile or able to access them the way we used to. For many older people, the decision to remain at home is the right one and families should give a lot of attention to the feelings of their aging parents when making plans for the immediate future.

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My mother in law is an amazing woman. Known as GB to her 5 sons and 6 grandchildren, Grandma Betty lives in Aiken, South Carolina where she moved from Long Island, NY when she was around 70. She is now 87 and happily living in a golfing community where she maintains her own home. She is very active in her church and many community and civic affairs. Her physical activities are limited a bit since having to carry portable oxygen, but it really hasn’t slowed her down; she accepts this with characteristic good humor.

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