Helping siblings Overcome Family Conflict While Caring for Ageing Parents
Introduction to the 50-50 Rule
This guide is designed to help adult siblings and their ageing parents deal with those sensitive situations that arise among brothers and sisters as their parent's age and need assistance.
The guide covers a variety of sibling caregiving topics such as: How can you handle caregiver stress? What's the best way to build teamwork with your siblings? How can you reach agreement as a family on important topics to avoid family conflict?
The "50-50 Rule" refers to the average age (50) when siblings are caring for their parents as well as the need for brothers and sisters to share in the plans for care (50/50). The program is a follow up to the organisation's successful "40-70 Rule" program, which encourages adult 40-year-old children to begin discussions on sensitive subjects with their 70-year-old parents sooner rather than later.
This guide features real-life family situations followed by ideas and resources to address those topics. These case studies were developed with input from sibling relationships expert Ingrid Connidis, Ph.D., from the University of Western Ontario.
The stakes are high - sibling's relationships and the quality of their parents care are at risk. But with new approaches and a focus on building better family relationships, caregiving can make families stronger than ever.
Download: Home Instead Senior Care 50-50 Booklet (PDF, 3.09 MB).
