Category: Family

For adult children of aging parents, the fear is real. Many adult children have parents in assisted living facilities where exposure to the virus is even greater – but that doesn’t mean that adult children have the means to care for an elderly parent 24 hours a day. There are pros and cons in establishing a new living arrangement between adult children and their elderly parents.

As the adult children of aging parents, you may be hyper-alert to your parents’ physical and mental health. In-person visits are opportunities to assess your loved ones and to pick up on signals of cognitive decline. But as the holidays roll around this year, COVID-19 has caused another potential risk in the health and safety of aging adults as they are less likely to have in-person visits from loved ones who can pick up on red flags of declining health. 

Independence Day can hold a lot of meaning for elders, especially those who’ve served in the military or lived through wars. Or had family serving. How can seniors with limited mobility or with cognitive impairment enjoy the holiday this year? Appeal to the senses!