Best option for retirement living?

[TutiFrutti]

Hi all, looking for some opinions/suggestions please.
We have elderly relatives who live some distance from us, no children of their own, still living independently in their own home.
Unfortunately she has recently been diagnosed with dementia and he with cancer. He's worried about what will happen to her if/when he dies before her.
They can't live with us for various reasons but I'd love to have them close by so I can help and make sure they get what they need when they need it.
Is it worth them selling up and buying a flat knowing their care needs will increase over time? or would it be better to look at some kind of retirement place where there are people on hand from day 1?
I don't have any experience of the retirement places but you do hear stories of people getting stiffed with additional charges.

Extra-care is the thing you might want to look for. As needs increase, so does the assistance. Like sheltered housing plus...

We are looking at sheltered housing for PIL. They would have their own flat but there is warden and occasional social activities in the communal areas.

HOWEVER with dementia it may be necessary to go into a care home. From what I understand, some care homes will not admit people with advanced dementia but will manage them if already a resident.

Definitely look at Extra-care places @TutiFrutti

Are they willing to move though?

I have some elderly relatives that are about half an hours drive away and haven't had children.

They've decided that they want to stay where they are so we've helped with things like arranging a cleaner and a gardener.

Hi, thanks for replying.
They're pretty open about moving, they're currently in another UK country, I'm in England so not close enough to manage from a distance really.
She's the blood relative (although he's absolutely adored and considered a full family member) so I think he'd just like to know she has support.
I'll definitely look into extra-care, I'd not heard of then.