I'm spending my own retirement savings to keep Dad in his assisted living facility because the waiting list for financial assistance is eighteen months long.
More people experience this than they realize.
The gap between need and available help forces families to exhaust their own resources while bureaucratic systems move at a pace divorced from human urgency.
“Where Are You with Money and aging parents — the financial caregiving challenge?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.