Families helping each other navigate the season of life after 55

I have seen that this is exactly what families do when parents are getting older. There is this pragmatic need to get mom and dad back into the neighborhood or at least in the same metro area so that travel time to get to them is a doable effort. Families helping each other navigate the season of life after 55 are really a time of discovery that can be rewarding for everyone by choosing a mood of caring cooperation. The key term is PRO-active. Getting in front of the needs, with a realistic assessment is what is really needed.

In my own family, I think that I am the one who is the proactive thinker, as none of my children had to approach me with the sensitive conversation about “downsizing” or moving to a more secure housing environment. A long time ago, I knew that I wanted to live on “Reality Street”! Who knew that my way of thinking would open up a whole new career in property management during this mature season?

No matter whom it is in the family group that begins thinking realistically about the future for aging members, that person becomes the driving force behind a positive manageable change for the entire group. This approach is so preferable to the hurried decisions that are made during times of crisis.

“Circle the wagons” with your family early while the world of choices and options can be thoughtfully reviewed, chosen and managed.

Marion Lorence
Glendale Place, Resident Manager
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