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It would depend on the level of care I would need to receive. I wouldn't be opposed to living in a retirement community; my grandfather lived in a really nice one for a long time and it definitely added a lot to his quality of life. The community had different tiers of care available for its residents; my grandpa lived in a condo in the community where he had a housecleaner come in twice a week and had a dining room to eat in if he so wished, as well as other amenities: social programming, a community garden, expansive grounds with walking trails, and other things besides. My grandmother had Alzheimers and when she got so bad he was unable to care for her, she moved up a tier into the nursing home, and then finally into hospice at the end of her life. Similarly, when my grandfather got sick, he was sick enough that he skipped the nursing home and went straight into the hospice wing.
If I were at the point that I needed daily nursing, or had a disease like Alzheimer's, I would probably opt for euthanasia. But keep in mind I live in a state where it's legal, and half of my family comes from a culture where it's legal (the Netherlands)--in fact, I have a cousin who had terminal cancer and opted for euthanasia so that he could say goodbye on his own terms. I can understand that.
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If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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