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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The amount of support required by the aging is immense even if you have all the money in the world.    Of course you could just let your parents fend for themselves and check in when convenient but most families do not work like this.[/quote]

This might be getting off topic, but what do people without kids do? [/quote]

As a widow without kids, I have all of my PoAs written and executed, naming my sibling to be in charge of my care, but I also named two of my dearest friends as health care PoAs as well, just in case my brother decides he'd rather off me even though I still have some living left. :)

But seriously, in the wake of DH's death, this was/is a huge brooding point for me. Not enough to run out and get married again, but I'm hoping my nieces and nephews hurry up and get old enough, responsible enough, and caring enough to be willing to help out. But it's not something I am planning on, or expecting--they are entitled to their own lives.

I also have a big pile of money that can go toward all of the care, especially since I'm not really concerned about leaving an inheritance.

But I do mainly hope that I just die in my sleep before any decline sets in.

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