Home Care: I Have My Own Life. I Can’t Do This Too
This is the central problem with home care for the elderly. As their facilities and strength diminish, how will they manage their lives, and if they can’t who will?
Elder Care: There Are Too Many People Involved
This is an eldercare problem I wish everybody had. This has not been my personal experience.
Elder Care: I Can’t Do This Alone
One of the easiest situations Dan Taylor describes in his book, The Parent Conversation, is that of an only child. Their excuse is that it is too overwhelming for one person.
Elder Care: We Were Never Close. Why Start Now?
Sometimes family members become estranged. If the relationship with a parent was never close it just adds to the complexity of planning for their care. Elder care is not easy under the best of circumstances. Here are two suggestions to overcome this challenge.
Elder Care: Our Finances Are Just Fine
One of the reasons that planning for elder care is not done is the reluctance of both parents and children to talk about money. Dan Taylor in his book The Parent Conversation is very insightful about this aspect of elder care.
Elder Care: Don’t bother dear. Our lawyer took care of everything.
This is another excuse for not doing anything. Accepting this reason is fraught with danger.
Elder Care: I don’t want to think about it.
Planning makes elder care easier. Not planning, for any reason, just makes things worse.