Aging Parents

As an Elder Care Mediator, I help families resolve conflicts about their aging parents’ current and future housing, care, and estate. These conflicts frequently focus on financial issues, especially when the parents no longer can manage their own money. Fortunately, most of my aging clients have an estate plan that assigns someone as their Power of Attorney for the Estate in case they are temporarily or permanently unable to make and implement financial decisions. Most often, parents name one or … Read more

As an Elder Care Mediator, I usually get contacted by adult children who are in conflict with their aging parents and/or siblings about the future or the parents’ housing, care, finances and estate plans. However, recently a son approached me with a different request: He and his siblings were concerned about increasing tensions between their parents in their nineties and were wondering if I could help them get along better. I was intrigued by the challenge, because I know that … Read more