So You Want to Age in Place: What Most People Overlook

An older couple look out from railing above lake, with mountains in the distance, at sunrise.

Are you thinking about aging in place, maybe in a warmer locale? Like many of the roughly 20% of older adults who move for retirement, my father relocated to Florida to spend his retirement soaking up the sun and playing golf.

Unfortunately, this means that, to date, he's been in Florida for at least five hurricanes — one of which necessitated calling a contractor in a panic to help clear out space in the garage for his vehicle when he was on the edge of the hurricane's path.