Ep 53: Caring for Aging Parents

One of the unique challenges that arise in our 30s is supporting our parents as they enter a new phase in their own lives. With old age comes new challenges with health, money, and changing social networks. While many millennials welcome the duty of taking care of their aging parents, it nonetheless presents a new challenge that provokes some difficult conversations. What will our parents do once they can no longer look after themselves? What are acceptable tradeoffs between medical care and maintaining a familiar quality of life? What makes home feel like home? (00:00) Intro (4:09) Disclaimer (5:09) Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (8:06) How do we determine life priorities (10:05) Expectations from your parents (14:05) End of life preferences (18:11) How do you want to live out old age? (22:58) Financial planning for old age (26:42) Nursing homes and having control (37:12) Wrap up Do you have a story about what helps you thrive in your 30s, or challenges you’ve endured or overcome? Let us know at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠DM our Instagram⁠⁠⁠. Perhaps we can have you on the show! Any questions and feedback are also welcome. Links: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande ⁠Listen to That 30s Show on YouTube⁠ ⁠That 30s Show on TikTok⁠ ⁠That 30s Show on Instagram⁠ Theme music: “⁠⁠Grab A Bargain⁠⁠” by ⁠⁠Scott Holmes Music⁠⁠. Available for use under the ⁠⁠CC BY 4.0 license⁠⁠, at ⁠⁠Free Music Archive⁠⁠.