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Preparing For A Future That Includes Aging Parents
Mina Dixon said: Americans live longer now, prompting adults to do more thinking about how they might care for aging parents who have exhausted their savings.
Family Matters: One Roof, Three Generations, Many Decisions
Mina Dixon said: The total number of Americans living in multigenerational households shot up more than 10 percent between 2007 and 2009. To cope with hard times, adult children, middle-aged parents and elderly grandparents must learn to live together.
Three in 10 Young Adults Live with Parents, Highest Level Since 1950s
Julie Drizin said: College debt and unemployment are forcing many Americans in their 20s back home to the family nest. Once stigmatized, many "boomerang kids" and their parents feel positive about this unexpected multigenerational living arrangement.