Tag Archives: Living with Adult Children
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Care Providers Checklist - June 1, 2009
The following checklist contains the vital basics to ensure you are placing you loved ones in the right hands · Can reach office staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week · Background checks including criminal records are performed on care providers · Care providers are covered by worker’s compensation insurance · Care providers [...]
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Pros and cons - April 27, 2009
This option is not for everyone. You need to sit down and discuss this with your parents. It’s not uncommon for adult children to feel it’s their duty to move their parents into their home and care for them. However, when they talk with their mother or father about this they’re often surprised their parent doesn’t want this. Likewise, some elderly parents expect their kids to make a place for them in their home when they can no longer care for themselves. This often isn’t realistic. Adult children may literally not have space for their mother or father to move in; money to pay for things their parent needs as they age (or to move to a bigger home); be able to afford to work less hours or take time off to provide the help their parent needs or, may not have the fortitude to be with their parents that much.
