Having traced this article from the New York Times we thought immediately of sharing it with you here. It’s called How to Talk About Moving to a Retirement Home by Peter Finch.
It’s full of insights on moving to retirement home from both the senior’s perspective and their children’s. Here’s one that’s particularly interesting:
One way to make retirement communities more attractive is to frame the move as a gift to their children. “It’s really removing the responsibility of caring for the parents, of not having to make frantic, last-minute arrangements if something changes in their health,” said Lesley Sargent, a residency counselor at the Sagewood retirement community in Phoenix.
If this piece has gripped you, give the rest of the article a quick going over…