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Caregivers & Adult Children
Tough Love for Parents
When It’s Time to Talk About Assisted Living ABy Beth Cardillo
s parents, what do you want for your children? You want them to be happy, healthy, and taken care of properly. What did your parents want for you? The same. Years have
moved on, and now you ask, “what do I want for my parents?” I will assume the answer has not changed: you want them to be safe, healthy, and their general well-being in check.
So here lies the rub: what happens when you see things in
your parents’ home that suggest all is not good — when you see
“All seems well, in fact, until neighbors start calling you saying, ‘your mother was wandering around outside at 2 in the morning.’”
their actions, hear their thoughts, listen to them, and realize all is not well
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