Another excellent and relevant article by Robin Schiltz from Senior Safety Advice. Concise and to the point, please enjoy the easy to follow guidelines for have "The Conversation" with your aging loved one.

Link: What To Do When Your Elderly Parent Refuses To Move 

(Source Senior Safety Advice, by Robin Schiltz)

Excerpt from the article by Robin Schiltz:

12 Strategies To Use If Your Elderly Parent Refuses To Move 

1. Listen to your parents and try to understand their resistance

2. Don’t force things

3. Treat your elderly parents like adults

4. Moving should not be just about getting older

5. Give your parents some control

6. Give your parents time to process the idea of moving

7. Research new homes with them

8. Visit new communities with them

9. Emphasize the consequences of not moving

10. Explain how much this new move can help YOU

11. Accept the fact they may not move

12. Take care of yourself – no matter what your parents decide