Moving
As your parents get older, it may become apparent that maintaining the family home has become burdensome for them. Deep cleaning, yard work, and daily maintenance are a lot harder to manage. They may also need assistance with personal care or getting to doctor's appointments, grocery stores, or the bank.
When you notice your loved ones are not able to keep up like they used to, have an open conversation on how to make daily living comfortable and easier. If assisted living is not necessary, discuss aging in place with the option of you living locally, hiring help, or you moving in.
Make Relocating Easy
Create a rewarding experience for the entire family during this period of time. Make it less stressful on yourself by renting your new abode instead of searching for and purchasing a new house within a specific proximity of your loved ones. This can get you moved quickly, provide flexibility in location and save on monthly expenses.
Experts report that 68% of renters acknowledge that renting gives them flexibility in determining their location. Take this opportunity to live somewhere unique and fun that you otherwise would not have considered, such as downtown or on a golf course, or the waterfront.
Obtaining an easier lifestyle carves out more time to spend and care for your loved ones. Rather than your free hours being spent on updating and maintaining a new house, you can share them with your parents and manage their needs.
Hire Help
When Mom and Dad decide to age in place in their home, it needs to be updated and maintained. This can become quite difficult, and hiring professionals can assist everyone. Although gardening is a beneficial activity for seniors, the physical labor of mowing and trimming can be hired out to a backyard landscaping service.
Connect with backyard landscaping companies in your area, but before meeting with a landscaper, ...
Sharon Wagner
December 10th, 2021
