Planning Ahead for Your Aging Parents

If anyone thinks dealing with aging parents is easy, they haven't been doing it! It is often one of the most difficult challenges people face during their adult lives--and one for which none of us is prepared. Taking away the car keys from an aging father, asking for power of attorney, moving parents to a senior facility...the road from independence to dependence can be truly bumpy. This article provides some proactive ideas to guide you in "parenting your parents" around financial and other issues.