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When adult siblings navigate parent care decisions

My mother is declining and my siblings and I can't agree on how much care she needs or who should be responsible for what — we all have different relationships with her and different capacities and it's bringing up decades of family dynamics.

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What we've seen

Caregiving decisions are exposing longstanding family patterns and unequal emotional relationships with an aging parent.

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