Growing old together is the reward of long life when you’re part of a couple, but sometimes it can be a challenge, too.
When one of you needs extra care and support, it can exhaust you both and put a strain on your relationship. Your children get worried, too.
Many devoted couples carry on bravely in the face of long-term health needs, dementia or frailty because residential care – and the possibility of living separately – looks like the only option.
If this sounds like your situation, have you considered live-in care as the ideal solution? It can be a realistic alternative to going into a care home.