We all want the best for our family but when you have a busy life it can be difficult to devote enough time to elderly relatives as they become increasingly reliant on you for help with day to day activities. This burden will not only affect you; it is also an undesirable situation for your parents as they will feel guilty about taking up your time and, in trying to do things themselves, may end up creating more problems.
So what can be done to give your grandparents a new lease of life whilst finding a way they can live which provides freedom and independence whilst ensuring they have any help and support they need?
Later living
Assisted living and independent living communities are great for giving people the freedom they desire in later life whilst at the same time providing them with any care that might be helpful. Moving into a later living environment such as this will appease their guilt and your worries, offering the perfect solution.
Having assistance with daily activities means your parents will have more free time to spend doing the things they want to do like pottering about the garden or catching up with friends and relatives. These independent living communities are fairly easy to organize a move to and overall work out cheaper than life in a care home.
There is also the added bonus that your parents will be living in and own their own property still. They may be looking for a retirement home which is smaller than their previous dwelling but this does not mean you cannot go and stay with them easily. Many of these developments offer the use of apartments which are suitable for visiting family to stay in; meaning your parents do not have to worry if they don’t have enough space for beds for you all.
This will offer your parents a new lease of life, giving them the freedom and time to live independently and enjoy all the activities they always have done. The support and help available means they do not have to be reliant on children and friends for things they cannot do as easily anymore. This freedom is what everyone deserves later in life.
