“Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home.”
- Phyllis Diller
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 issues that may come up in family conversations.