Along with the declines we’re seeing in our senses associated with aging, there is a corresponding trend of clever new technologies designed to make aging much more manageable and in some cases, much less embarrassing.
Deciding on a retirement residence should not be done after Mom has fallen at home and broken her pelvis. Deciding on a dignified death should not be made when a parent suffers a severe stroke and is laying in a coma.
Most agree that the biggest challenge for the sandwich generation occurs when the parents must leave the primary home, giving up their independence to move into a retirement living facility. Here's some helpful advice.