Baby Boomers Have New Desire

The baby boomer generation that are in their ?golden years' is causing demands for senior home care services to rise. The demographic, economic, and technological change is created because this population segment is living longer, healthier, and active lives.

Some seniors know and understand the eventual burden of caretaking. From the experience of taking care of their aging parents, the baby boomer generation is not settling for the ?alone and invisible' pathway as did their parents. (Note: we are not blaming the parents of yester year)

The baby boomers recognize and respect that their adult children have lives, careers, and a family of their own, which overtime may cause conflict in providing the necessary care for them. In some cases, the adult children may eventually be or unable to provide any care for them. From that lesson, today's seniors are initiating pro-active planning for life after retirement and as they continue aging.

Elders and their adult children of bygone days lived in neighborhoods that consisted of family, friends, and neighbors that provided a support network which allowed them to assist each other with the caretaking of aging community members.

The support the network provided included; taking members to doctor appointments, emotional support, reminders to take medication, grocery shopping, recreational outings, conversations, grooming, gathers, or meal preparations. In that type of network, the responsibility was shared and adult children and other families felt less stress.

The adult children that are caregivers of the 21st Century is often faced with searching for alternative living arrangements and/or care giving providers for their parents.

The search may include locating supportive nursing services, respite care, or assistant living facilities. The costs, depending on services may be expensive, along with other barriers such as cultural, language, mis-housed in care facilities, abuse, or suffering the proverbial ?generation-gap' with the younger employees.

The most heart wrenching, challenging, and difficult barriers to care for some seniors are the required liquidation of valuable assets in order to qualify for Medicare benefits. To qualify for Medicare services, the senior must spend down all their assets to zero to receive Medicare.

Armed with experience and knowledge, baby boomers envision a different type of elder services. The boomers dream of having access to affordable housing, using assets toward care, convenience services, an inter-generational community and a model that is not solely based on business but inclusive of people caring oriented with people.

For seniors that desire to continue to live in home of their own, a community created and based on caring for people with people will provide a type of senior home care that is practical, affordable, convenient, and bundle with a stimulating social environment.

Source: http://lifestyle.ezinemark.com/baby-boomers-have-new-desire-18db911a56e.html

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