Is There a Benefit of Building a Mother-in-law Suite?

Like many Americans today who face the difficult choices of caring for an aging parent, you may be considering the popular option of adding or remodeling your home to include a mother-in-law suite. This option is fast becoming an alternative to a nursing home, and one that may offer a little more independence to your parent or loved one. Many people are also frightened by the rising number of abuse and theft statistics that have been happening in nursing homes, and are looking for a way to care for their parent without using a nursing home. A mother-in-law suite can be the perfect option for you.

For most people though, the hardest issue to overcome is the time commitment involved in having your loved under your care and in your home. While you may sincerely want to keep them safe and secure, and out of a nursing home, you may be forced to ask yourself whether or not you will be able to give them the time and attention they will require, especially if their health is in question.

Once you have made the decision to either shop for a home with a mother-in-law suite, or remodel your existing home tin include one, you may find that this option is a wonderful way to include your loved one in many decision making projects that have not been involved in for many years. The mother-in-law suite gives you the assurance that your loved one is safe and well cared for in your own home, and at the same time allows you a little freedom to go about your business as well. There are also other benefits of an in-law suite. Some of these benefits can include, no daily trips to nursing homes or facilities, in law suites can add to the value of your home, enables senior to be included in family activities, ensures their safety from abuse or neglect, and it can cost less to build an in-law suite than only one year of nursing home care.

If you have an aging parent, looking at mother-in-law suites can give you peace of mind as well as provide a safe place for them to rest and feel at home without the sterility of a nursing home.

by Fritzi Gros-Daillon of Household Guardians

Household Guardians is a firm that specializes in home fitness action plans for families to create the best possible “fit” for seniors to remain independent and safely in their own homes. We believe “there is no place like MY home”.  You can contact them through www.householdguardians.com or by phone at 858.224.2299.