Feeling Guilty about Moving Your Parents into Assisted Living?

Many adult children feel as if they let their parents down by moving them into an assisted living community. Mom or dad may have even asked years ago that you never put them into a “home,” and at the time, you made the promise; and/or you know families whose adult children have opened their home to their parents. You keep thinking your parents spent years caring for you, and now when they need help, you turn to strangers to provide the care they need. 

Experts explain feelings of guilt is normal and putting a loved one into assisted living is probably one of the hardest decisions you will have to make as an adult. However they quickly add it is important to remember the care they were getting at home was not adequate. For their safety and wellbeing, they needed to move to a place where they would receive the proper care. 

Rather than waste time thinking you have let them down, think of it as giving them a better quality of life where they can safely age in place. Experts say stop comparing yourself to others who may have made different decisions; and most of all to remember “people who don’t help and don’t understand the situation aren’t qualified to make judgments or accusations.” Another thing to consider is your loved one is getting older and chances are their health is not going to improve in the long-run regardless of where they are living. By getting the care they need, assisted living can offer a senior the feeling of independence.  

At the MorningStar of Happy Valley assisted living and memory care community, we are honored to provide our remarkable residents trusted, compassionate senior living. Our staff is comprised of individuals who feel it is a privilege to serve and consider seniors to be heroes. We invite you to visit our website for contact information and pricing and availability. In case you wondered, we are doing tours at this time and you can use our online “Virtual Assistant” to set one up. 

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