Today's letters: Senior living, clutter on the canal, one small step

A ‘Seniors Services’ benefit would help
Re: Help retirement homes keep their clients out of hospital, Aug. 24.
It is important to provide some additional information and context around what retirement communities are and what, by law, they are allowed to do.
The author makes a good point: Some residents choose to move into retirement communities because they have had a life change. It might be a health issue, but it could also be the death of a spouse, or loneliness. A 2018 poll