BOOMERS BEWARE!
Your aging parents will need you, if you are not already there.
Will you be ready when they are? Millions of elderly folks will soon reach the stage
when they can no longer live alone safely. Will one of them be your parent?

With a family of your own, a job – hopefully, and a lifestyle you

PART OF THE SANDWICH GENERATION?
LIFE AIN’T EASY!

Got kids who still need you? And you are wondering about Mom? or Dad?

“Almost every time he called (dad) had another car ‘incident’ to tell me about. I had nightmares about him causing a serious accident
in which he or someone else would be killed or suffer traumatic injuries.” I tried everything, but it wasn’t until I had his drivers license revoked

THE CAREGIVERS DILEMMA

“…Mom fell again…”, “I’m worried about her, I’m afraid she will burn the house down. She forgot she had the pot on the stove and walked out of the room”. Sound familiar? You have a parent in their declining years and you are starting to think it’s time to move her to a care home? She will fight you all the way, unless it’s her idea and she is young/alert enough to decide on her own to move into a senior residence, or assisted living home. If not, there is an alternative.

Most people want to stay in their own homes. I imagine I will. But if your parent isn’t safe alone, you will need to decide two things up front: When do they need someone around, and who should/could that person be?

Care 24/7 usually is not necessary unless