Elder Concerns Mediation

• As we age our needs and roles change. These changes put stress on our loved ones as well as the stress we experience ourselves.



• Decisions related to elder family members sometimes put a strain even on families that are used to getting along.



• The stress is even more pronounced for families where relations are already strained, or where distance can bring about estrangement and miscommunication about what the elder family member’s needs are and how those needs can best be met.



• Some of the most common issues that come to elder concerns mediation may include living and financial arrangements, powers of attorney, care giving, and inheritance.



• Parties to the mediation decide what kinds of information need to be made available, to whom, and how often.



• Elder concerns mediation also allows for the participation of experts chosen by the parties like estate-planners, geriatric care managers, and elder law attorneys.



• Mediation begun before a crisis occurs leads to more considered responses and strategies for dealing with life transitions



• Elders and their loved ones can feel better about the decisions made.

Parents!
     Do your adult children know about your wishes and concerns? You don’t have to wait for them to approach you. Take a pro-active approach; try mediation.

Adult Children!
     Mediation is a unique opportunity to communicate your concerns to your aging parents.