#eldercare

#eldercare

This spring we suddenly had to move my in-laws to assisted living. My mother-in-law's dementia was spiraling, and we discovered my father-in-law also has something similar. They had done a good job covering up what a mess their lives had become the past few years, and now we're slowly unspooling it. Dear Not Thinking Clearly, My husband has power of attorney, both financial and medical. We're through all the medical hoops, and I'm now looking at their finances.

Founded in 2024 by Anthony Jacob (pictured), a former Taptap Send executive, Nila was born from Jacob's personal struggle to coordinate vaccines and care for his elderly parents in Sri Lanka during the pandemic. "We face an ageing population of huge proportion," Jacob said. "Younger professionals working abroad often shoulder the responsibility of caring for ageing parents remotely. At Nila, we bridge that gap - providing smarter, more efficient, cross-border eldercare that keeps families connected and informed every step of the way."

When Katrina, 60 (who withheld her last name for privacy), moved in with her family in Mexico during Covid, it made sense for her to manage her aging parents' medical care; she's a nurse. Her sister, who has an MBA, took care of the administrative tasks. It was the first time the family had all lived together since Katrina was in high school.

DEAR ABBY: I am a senior man living next door to a slightly older woman. We live in lakefront homes and enjoy being active in the water during our retirement years. Recently, I was looking out the window and saw an alligator swimming by about 50 yards away. Alligators are almost unknown in our part of the lake, but they are known to live in the area.