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Jul 16, 2020
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LaserCoug
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Elderly care question. Wife's grandparents are in their early 90s and still
LaserCoug
7/16/20 8:55am
I’m wife you. I wouldn’t do a nursing home under almost any circumstance
cougfanz
7/16/20 8:58am
Problem is that there is only one who is really making decisions
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:03am
I agree with u- More than reasonable to speak with them Then
cougfanz
7/16/20 9:08am
As a grandchild, I'd stay out of it until someone asked my opinion. This is a decision that needs to be made
IceBlueCoug
7/16/20 9:01am
Yep as a doc the worse was when some granddaughter from 3 states away
cougfanz
7/16/20 9:04am
Not sure on that. Grandkids in their late 40s have both resources and energy
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:05am
That's good, but, grandchildren should stay on the sidelines until asked to help.
IceBlueCoug
7/16/20 9:16am
Yup. We should let the grownups do the hard stuff.
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:29am
Where are these grandparents?
kapcreations
7/16/20 9:10am
Just north of Logan
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:16am
Unless your wife is willing to move to Logan and become the primary caregiver, she should probably defer
Sea Chicken
7/16/20 9:14am
I agree that the burden has been unfairly placed on mostly one person. But
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:19am
You’re assuming assisted living is so horrible. Thats false and not helpful.
Hank Rearden
7/16/20 9:45am
It depends on the facility. I watched both my grandfathers die in assisted
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:53am
"if not for my job". With no conflicts, everyone else would also do it.
cujo22
7/16/20 10:50am
My wife can do her job from anywhere. If she hadn't been stupid and married me,
LaserCoug
7/16/20 4:26pm
My friend runs a small assisted living facility in Hyde Park
kapcreations
7/16/20 9:19am
Funny, I literally just looked at their website this morning. Glad to hear an
LaserCoug
7/16/20 9:24am
Ask for Xochithl Frankman. She goes by “Sochie”
kapcreations
7/16/20 9:29am
I would suggest calling and speaking with that.
BNcoug
7/16/20 9:57am
Since it's my wife's family I'll let her do that. I think a lot of the family
LaserCoug
7/16/20 10:10am
If the house is in good shape and they’re happy there, I’d see if there is money
BNcoug
7/16/20 1:50pm
My father passed away 6 months ago.
Hobo
7/16/20 10:14am
That sounds like a decent way to go. Sorry about your loss
LaserCoug
7/16/20 10:22am
My in-laws and her sister and husband
Freeloader
7/16/20 4:00pm
Tough question, what normally happens is one kid takes on most of work.
Blue for Life
7/16/20 10:54am
I'm starting this conversation with my siblings on how to care for our aging
LaserCoug
7/16/20 11:00am
I drove through your town on Sunday, was going to stop to visit, but didn't want
Blue for Life
7/16/20 11:02am
One of the keys is that major contributors need to be compensated.
Hobo
7/16/20 11:49am
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