If you're an only child with aging parents, here are some things to keep in mind — and some resources to help take care of your folks, and yourself.
For adult children, caregiving for their parents as they age and decline is an inevitable rite of passage. But for an only child, being a caregiver is a different burden compared with those who were raised in a family with one or more siblings willing to share the duties and stressors. The only child often has to do it all.
An only child, she notes, “can step up, make the decision and get the work done.” With siblings, sometimes there is strength in numbers and sharing activities. But often “not all siblings agree, and the primary caregiver, who is often female, steps up to take care of mom while other siblings bicker against the primary caregiver,” Avadian notes.
At that point, it’s a good idea to meet with your parent’s attorney to discuss their will, see if you can obtain power of attorney, determine if your parent has a healthcare directive and then ultimately become executor of their will or estate if necessary.
“You have this herculean task, and you have your own life and responsibilities, and now the needs of your parents can encroach on your existing life. Somehow you have to manage that with the needs of your parents,” Blight says.
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