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April Housing

Find the right retirement community for you

In my hometown, my aunt worked at what everybody called the “old folks’ home.” I used to tag along as a boy because I liked the people who lived there.

By Joel Theisen April 24, 2026 3 min read
Find the right retirement community for you

In my hometown, my aunt worked at what everybody called the “old folks’ home.” I used to tag along as a boy because I liked the people who lived there.

In the old folks’ home, ageist as that term is, people had roommates and ate community meals and maybe joined a weekly bingo game for entertainment.

Four decades later, shopping for a new place…

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