In a message dated 11/6/99 11:34:45 AM Mountain Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: she is never home. She is participating in all activities, "field trips", etc. and wished she had moved sooner..Obviously the family is delighted >> Essentially, this is what happened in our family, except that my mother chose the facility herself....a retired community with assisted living when she requires that....and she is on the go frequently, at 92. We convinced her to have an answering machine on her telephone so we could say that at least we had called! Clare Wilson