frayne
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
DW and I are in our mid to late fifties, retired and enjoying life in a warmer climate and closer to the grand kids. Recently we have had somewhat of a curve ball thrown at us in the form of DW's 76 year old mother having open heart surgery and is currently in a hospital step down unit and scheduled to go home mid week. The problem is she is 500 miles away and although we can muster some friends, brothers, sisters, son and my DW to help out short term we may be faced with the possibility of having to put her into some form of assisted living, either in her home town or move her down to a assisted living home close to us. To add insult to injury, she also had hip surgery not too long ago and to be frank is in failing health, physically as well as mentally.
I realize this is not a unique situation by any stretch but having never had to deal with anything like this before and just wanted to question the wise sages of the board here for some ideas, suggestions, pitfalls to avoid, etc.
She receives SS and a small pension and probably has a net worth less than $300K, including owning her own home.
Thanks in advance for any and all responses.
I realize this is not a unique situation by any stretch but having never had to deal with anything like this before and just wanted to question the wise sages of the board here for some ideas, suggestions, pitfalls to avoid, etc.
She receives SS and a small pension and probably has a net worth less than $300K, including owning her own home.
Thanks in advance for any and all responses.