How to Start a Conversation with Elderly Parents about Care Needs

As parents grow older our concerns steadily build. Can they cope? Are they at risk? Does something need to be done?

Often, though, one of the most difficult problems is actually talking about it! We’re all too aware of the fact our parents are independent people and won’t like the idea of family ‘interfering’.

We know they have pride which can be hurt and perhaps most of all we know they spent years caring for us, making a conversation about reversing that role seem very daunting indeed.

Yet it does no good putting it off or ignoring it. Sorting out help where it’s needed and planning sensibly for the future are important priorities, so there are strategies families can adopt to raise these issues sensitively with elderly parents in ways that are more likely to be productive.
Read the full article here: http://www.nobilis.co.uk/feeds/information-library/how-to-start-a-conversation-with-elderly-parents-about-care-needs.aspx