Only child parent care is not a new situation, but as the baby boomers age, there are more children who are only children who are solely responsible for their parents' care.Here is some of what I've read around the Internet about only children caring for their parents.

Caring for aging parents | Joshua T. Keleske Blog

This is especially true if parents have more than one child, but only one child is providing caregiving. Don't forget, this is a job so being paid may be appropriate in certain instances. Have you engaged everyone in the family in this ...

Caring for aging parents | Home and Family | Embrace Life | Best ...

Caring for aging parents. Caring for elderly parents has become a rite of passage for many Canadians—often while taking care of children at the same time. By Bonnie Baker Cowan. Caring for aging parents. Related Features .... I will like the lady that wrote this story go through so much as an only child for it is only by my memories that I can recall what a wonderful upbringing I had thta gives me strength to return the support day in and day out for runs to Doctor's ...

Aging Parents

I am an only child, and my parents choose to live very solitary lives...few friends and no family live near them. They voluntarily moved to their present home...away from the family that they do have (myself, my husband, ...

ForbesOnTech: Looking For Solultions to Caring for Aging Parents ...

http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9819996-7.html?tag=nefd.only Another tool has emerged for Baby Boomers and Gen Xers faced with caring for an aging parent or grandparent. Caring.com, which debuted Monday, offers how-to information on caring ... Healthcare is another big issue children who need to help their parents face. Fortunately for me, since MaForbes and I are both Kaiser patients and there's a clinic nearby, this was easily resolved. The recent conflagration in San ...

Caregiver For Aging Parents : Am a Caregiver

As an only child, I take care of my parents. Dad's 94 & mom's 90. They still live in their own home about 15 min drive from me & hubby Richard. Nei... Tags: No entry tags added yet. ...

Grown-Up Kids and Caregiving | Elder Care ABC

Taking on the role of caregiving can be especially tough for adult children. Its magnified when grown up siblings suddenly converge on the scene and dealing with the emotional issues becomes paramount. It's tough to focus on the patient - your aging and ill senior parent - when family members are stuck repeating childhood conflicts and having those conflicts turn into a war on how to best care for Mom and Dad. For help on sidelining sibling rivalry on the caregiving front ...