{"id":264,"date":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/il-chicago-60613\/2020\/09\/15\/i-dont-want-to-be-a-burden-why-aging-parents-may-resist-help\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T23:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:53:42","slug":"i-dont-want-to-be-a-burden-why-aging-parents-may-resist-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/synergyhomecare.com\/il-chicago-60618\/knowledge-center\/i-dont-want-to-be-a-burden-why-aging-parents-may-resist-help\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Don\u2019t Want to Be a Burden!\u201d Why Aging Parents May Resist Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Your aging parents are beginning to display some telltale signs that help at home is needed. Perhaps you\u2019re finding expired food in the cabinets and fridge, burn marks on pots and pans that could indicate a dangerous cooking accident, lapses in memory and judgment. Yet when you suggest offering a helping hand, they balk at the idea. Why? And what can you do to help them accept the need for care?<\/p>\n

To find the answer requires taking a step back in time. Think about the life your aging parents have lived to this point: raising children, climbing the corporate ladder, maintaining a home, yard, and garden. As young and middle-aged adults, we\u2019re in charge of most aspects of our daily lives, and that feeling of control and purpose plays a big part in our identity.<\/p>\n

As we age, however, life can become more challenging in a number of ways \u2013 whether through the normal aging process, a chronic health condition, medication side effects, or others. Transitioning from being in control to needing help isn\u2019t easy \u2013 and often is even more difficult when the help is being offered by your adult child, as suddenly roles are reversed.<\/p>\n

To help your aging parents not only accept but welcome help, try these tips:<\/p>\n