When an elderly parent has dementia or serious medical problems, there is always a question about how to get the best possible living situation for them. Looking at nursing homes and other facilities can be very depressing. However, if a parent is mentally alert and physically able to stay in their home, I would hope that is where he or she could stay, unless there are financial or other reasons that makes leaving their home necessary.
I am hearing more and more accounts of greedy children who see a pile of moeny from the sale of their family home and force their parents, mother, or father to move into an assisted living facility. I know of several cases where a parent was moved into one of these against their will and their beloved homes were sold. Two of the women died within six months. Prior to the move they had been physically active alert, and happy in their own homes.
I am wondering what is happening with many young people today that money is so important. Have they no regard or love for their parents? There are attorneys who specialize in family law and can help parents caught in a trap like this. However, a parent may not have the energy to fight their children or the financial means to pay an attorney. They may also be ashamed that their chidlren are so uncaring and so greedy. Almost every family has one or more greedy relatives. I have seen it far too often and hope seniors will stand up for what they want, not what their children want.
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