“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.”
- Phyllis Diller

While some may not want to admit they’re aging, others understand that the inevitable changes associated with getting older will require a plan.

The term “behavioral adaptations” is used here to describe the everyday behaviors of the person and the proactive ways they manage the home environment. Small changes in behavior can be the key to living independently.

Often parents don’t want to “burden” adult children; and those same adult children are caught between trying to help, yet not insult parents by asking questions about how they are getting along day-to-day; it can be a touchy situation.

The “Aging in Place in America” study commissioned by Clarity® and The EAR Foundation, examined seniors’ and boomers’ attitudes on aging and independence. The findings suggest senior citizens fear moving into a nursing home and losing their independence more than death. And the children of seniors also fear for their parents, with specific concern about their emotional and physical well-being should they have to enter a nursing home.

For insight, Art Mussman, who is an advocate of aging in place, provides a lighthearted and wise approach to behavioral adaptations that may come up in family conversations…

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