Most baby boomers are unprepared to face the reality of disposing of their family belongings. Further complicating this already difficult task, there are now often two generations of accumulated belongings that need to be simultaneously downsized. Elderly parents want to give all their stuff to their adult children, who may already be of retirement age […]
Category: Senior Transitions
Later Life Transitions… What Families Need to Think About
When I first met Martha, she proudly explained that her children were going to empty her home of 46 years so she could move to a local retirement residence. Since Martha’s husband passed away three years ago, she found herself lonely and unable to maintain their large home. Martha’s three children are scattered across the […]