Public Invited to Learn How to Address Sensitive Topics with Aging Parents
Area: LocalCities: AndersonTopics: Community Groups, Family, HealthTypes: News
New Study Shows it’s Time to Get Seniors and Their Families Talking
ANDERSON, IN - Baby boomers can learn how to talk with their aging parents about sensitive and awkward topics like driving, finances, independence and romance as part of a national education campaign called “The 40-70 Rule.”
The public is invited to a free community forum at the Anderson Library, Miami Room, Tuesday, February 5, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Senior care expert Joe Wrin, with Home Instead Senior Care in Anderson will discuss how to overcome communication hurdles and share results of a first-of-its-kind study that shows when a child reaches 40 or a parent reaches 70, it’s time to start talking. Panel discussion includes local healthcare professionals, social workers and case managers, long-term care and estate planning experts as well as a representative from the Social Security Administration. Refreshments will be served.
Home Instead Senior Care provides in-home, non-medical care and companionship to seniors in Madison and Delaware counties.
For a free guide of conversation starters for sensitive senior-care subjects, contact the local Home Instead Senior Care office at 765-643-5200 or joe.wrin@homeinstead.com. Visit www.4070talk.com for additional information.
Source: Press Release
I didn't realize people
I didn't realize people would need a class to be able to do this. I guess it helps when you have a parent you can discuss anything with. Or if you are just out spoken to start with. I usually approach sensitive subjects with "You probably don't want to talk about this, but I need to know." And go on from there.
We don't have a problem
We don't have a problem communicating in my family either. We just spit it out.
I think it would be valuable for people who have family members with Alzheimer's to learn how they should communicate with them, though. You'd think it's common sense but, unfortunately, not everyone possesses common sense.
Unfortunately, not everyone
Unfortunately, not everyone has such an open and communicative relationship with their parents. It is hard to start a conversation with someone who doesn’t want to think about the inevitable. So many people have a “lets-cross-that-bridge-when-we-get-to-it” mentality that by the time they are willing to discuss some of these topics they are no longer in the state-of-health (or state-of-mind) to be doing so. Some of us need training wheels to get the conversation rolling. For all of you out there who do not, I applaud you.