Many people believe that their children or even close family members will take care of them if they need long-term care. This is usually thought of without considering all of the consequences involved.
After all, if you have children you may feel that "we took care of them, now it's their turn." You really need to ask yourself if you would want to be a burden to your children and due to poor or no planning, have your problems and misfortunes become their problems.
Many children may lovingly and naively say that they will always take care of their parents, but is it even fair to put someone who you love in such a difficult situation.
The parent and the adult child typically does not fully understand all of the issues involved and how uncomfortable certain personal situations can be for both of them.
The stresses and demands associated with care giving are enormous in even the best of circumstances.
Important questions to ask yourself are:
- Do your children have jobs that will allow for the necessary flexibility for care giving?
- Do your children have families of their own?
- Do your children live close by?
- Will you need to relocate?
Believing that your children will take care of you may initially seem like a reasonable idea. However, when the time comes to start rearranging everyone's lives and facing the reality of all the issues involved, many people end up having serious second thoughts.
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