We moved to NYC in our 80s because we needed more help as we got older. Our home is tiny, but we love the convenience.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jim and Ellen Diamond, both 88. The Diamonds moved in February 2023 from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York — about 23 miles north of Midtown, Manhattan — to Coterie Hudson Yards, a luxury senior- and assisted-living facility in Manhattan, where one-bedrooms like the Diamonds' rent from $16,800 a month. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.