News Brief: Adult children want mom to move in

Adult children want mom to move in

A national survey of 700 men and women between the ages of 25 and 64 shows that 70% would choose to have their mother move in with them over their dad if their elderly parents could not take care of themselves.

If mom was not able to move in with them, 67% of the respondents preferred that their mothers live on their own with help rather than move into a nursing home or assisted living facility. In addition, 80% of both men and women say that they would pay out of their own pockets for their mom or dad's care.

The survey also found:

Daughters are more likely than sons to want mom to move in; 80% of women agreed to take care of mom in their own homes, while only 65% of men agreed.

Thirty percent of those surveyed did not want mom moving in at all. The main reasons cited were that mom would disrupt their lives, they did not have enough room, or they could not provide adequate care. Finances were not an issue.

People in the Northeast and Southeast were most agreeable to mom moving in. People in the Midwest were the least likely to want mom to move in.

The news isn't all bad for dad; 72% of females and 58% of the men say they would move dad in if he could not take care of himself.