Bringing Home Mom and Dad
There’s an insightful story in Newsweek by Anne Kennedy Rickover: Bringing Home Mom and Dad.
Rickover moved her aging parents close to her home and compares it to a pregnancy, with preparation, birth, growth and eventually leaving:
At the beginning of this “pregnancy,” just as at the beginning of all my pregnancies, I read. When I was pregnant with my children, it was a challenge to narrow down the volumes of advice. Every week of pregnancy and virtually every hour of labor were clearly outlined. This time, however, I looked in vain for books that explained how to move your parents halfway across the country and settle them into a new life. What would the first week be like? What were the progressive stages we would all go through? The necessary information just didn’t seem to exist.
Read the rest, it’s good.
My Mom and Stepdad are aging and need assistance now. Whether you get In Home or an assisted living solution, the big thing is that you do get them the help thy need. They planned their lives around us, now its time for us to lend them a hand. The people at findinghomecare.com were especially nice and easy to deal with. If your looking you might want to give them a try.