How can I decide if my parent should move in with me?
There are many concerns about people moving in with their children. The very first issue involved in it is looking at the big picture, whether, number one, the older adult wants to do that, and whether the family is able to accommodate that. For somebody to live in with their parent, typically it is the daughter saying "I'll take care of my mother". They have to consider the other family members, and again the length of time that this may happen. It used to be a generation or two ago that that was the way it was done, and older adults moved in with their family members. Initially it was only for a very short period of time, because people didn't live to be much older than 65 or so. The other part, when you question people it always wasn't a wonderful experience that it's made out to be in the media. We really have to look at what the financial limitations are. What are the preferences of all the individuals? How far do they have to move? Was there climate differences? What is it going to mean? How dominating is the older adult? There are also many other family dynamics that go along with it. Also, who can do the physical care?
