I'm 69 and pay $4,500 a month to live in a care home. It's given me a better sense of community.

Victor Lee lives in an assisted living facility in Singapore. Rebecca Toh for Business Insider. Victor Lee spent most of his life living with his siblings before he found himself on his own. After falling several times with no one around to notice or help, living alone no longer felt safe. In 2023, he moved into an assisted-living home in Singapore, where he pays about $4,500 a month for a private room. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Victor Lee, 69, who lives at Camino H

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