Do You Think About Growing Old?

Do you think about growing old and if so, what scares you the most?

A few weeks ago, I sent an email to my contacts asking the question “What’s your biggest fear about growing old?”

The response was tremendous and I thank everyone who took the time to answer. The results may surprise you…as they did me.

After studying the feedback, I broke it into seven basic categories…

40% – Loss of Independence – by far the biggest concern. Individual answers included:

• Not being able to do things for myself.
• Giving up driving.
• Losing the privilege of living on my own.
• Becoming a burden on my family or children.
• Not being able to care for myself in my own home.

23% – Finances

• Outliving my money.
• Not having the funds to pay for the care I need, medical or non- medical.

23% – Health

• Getting sick or just having my health deteriorate.
• Will it physically hurt to get old? (Good Question!)
• Deteriorating health and general health issues.
• Falling.

8% – Alzheimer’s or Dementia

8% – Being on my own

5% – Losing a loved one due to death

1% – Unique Responses

• Being unable to finish business or personal goals.
• Not being needed any more.

So why ask the question?

As a specialist in Aging In Place, it’s important to know what people fear about aging. My goal is to offer resource guides and information that’s TRULY useful.

I can’t solve all the issues listed above, but I help people maintain their independence. This, in turn, contributes to better health and finances.

If you’d like more information on how this works, just click on one of my free resource offers below, or call me at 480-695-1360.

Oh, and one more thing I learned with this exercise…we are not alone in our fears.

Live easy,

~Jeanette