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When adult siblings disagree on caring for aging parents

My mom is getting older and clearly needs more help, but my siblings and I live in different states and have completely different ideas about what that help should look like, and every family call turns into the same circular argument about who can do what and what she actually wants.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic distance and different life circumstances are making it impossible to coordinate care in a way that feels fair to everyone.

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