NZ Herald: How to plan now so your parents can age safely at home

Your parent says they’ll never go into a rest home. Now what?

“I never want to go into a rest home.”

If you have a parent over 70, there’s a reasonable chance you’ve heard this, maybe over Christmas dinner or after a friend’s parent was moved into care. It lands with weight, and you nod along, because of course you do. Who would argue?

But wanting to stay at home is not a plan. It’s a preference. And a preference without a strategy is just wishful thinking dressed up as a decision.

Read more on the NZ Herald website.