What comes to your mind when you think of caregiving? Is it just a list of tasks and obligations to fit into your busy schedule? Or is caregiving a role that you embrace willingly?

What role will your kids play?

Often today clients tell me that they do not want to burden children with caregiving responsibilities. It was one of my parents’ goals which is why they bought long-term care insurance before I knew what it was.

Even so, my siblings and I were involved in their care management for almost 20 years. Each of us assumed different roles and for the most part we were in agreement.

Families are unique groupings and relationships differ within each. Caregiving for some is a privilege and a planned role reversal. For others it does not work.

Make a plan before you need one.

As Jordan Young, attorney with Fleming and Curti PLC, sagely advises families should have conversations about aging and caretaking before there is a crisis, “The best plans are not created in the middle of an emergency.”

With permission from Fleming and Curti, an elder law firm located in Tucson, Arizona, we encourage you to read Jordan’s newsletter about parent-child caregiving role reversal.

As she writes, “The goal of planning is not to force anyone into a role they do not want. It is to create a path that allows aging to occur with as much dignity, autonomy, and compassion as possible.”

Find out how long-term care insurance can help bring your caregiving goals and wishes to life. Contact us today to get started.