Do you want to live with family in your senior years? There is certainly a lot more interest in this type of arrangement now than there was even a decade ago. Family living typically can include three generations within a single house.
Of course, delicate care decisions like this aren’t only made based on financial reasons. You must have at least a little of the “we take care of our own” mentality. Our parents took care of us and likely their own parents. Now it’s our turn to help take care of them.
If a family chooses to go ahead with this particular plan to live together, then they should work together to lay down ground rules for everything from financial responsibilities to privacy concerns. Of course, the situation is somewhat different if a parent has dementia or is facing the end of life. Cases like this pose unique challenges of their own.
Now for some people, it’s absolutely the right thing to do. For others, it’s not necessarily good for the adult children or the elders. Only you and your loved ones can make this decision. Just give this move some serious thought…
So, if you have any stories that you’d like to share about your family experience we’d love to hear from you! However, if you need some positive anecdotes about family living, then please feel free to like us on Facebook. That way, you’ll be able to join our senior community to connect and communicate with others who have been through similar experiences.