The holidays are a time for family gatherings, and it's a good bet that at many of them, a couple of the adult "kids" huddled together and asked, "Do you think it's time for mom and dad to live somewhere else?" At others, those kids might have heard mom and dad announce they were selling the family home, ready to find something with fewer stairs, less yard work and more services, reported The Olympian. The percentage of older residents in Thurston County is increasing. People ages 65 and older made up 13 percent of the population in 2010, according to the Census. By 2015, that number was 15.9 percent, slightly higher than the statewide average. As baby boomers enter or approach their...
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