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[quote=Anonymous]  Curious to hear from other people who are what i call the "first-responder caregivers" for parents aging in place. I don't mean the people who get to visit a few times a year and call occasionally. I mean those of us nearby enough that we show up and deal with a lot and we see the reality.

So here are my thoughts and curious to hear from others.

1.) It may work for those who age gracefully, but it can turn into a nightmare when things like Alzheimer's set in.

2.) You need to think about things like steps and bathroom safety and living walking distance from physicians when you are still capable.

3.) I think it can put a huge amount of stress on "first-responders" when people insist on aging in place without learning how and taking actions to do so safely BEFORE major age related issues set in.

I did try to have the difficult conversations with my parents before all this and they refused to face reality. I think because they ate healthy and exercised they assumed they would be immune to aging and I think because they were not "first-responders" for their own parents they chose to be blissfully ignorant and tune out their siblings. Not everyone has options, but they did and chose to live in denial.[/quote]

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