Single Boomers Put Dating on Hold to Care for Aging Parents ...

Single Boomers Put Dating on Hold to Care for Aging Parents ?
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One in three baby boomers is unmarried. Meanwhile, their parents? generation is living longer: the number of Americans 85 and older has doubled in the past 20 years and half have Alzheimer?s disease or some other form of dementia. Emeritus Senior Living expert provides dating tips to single senior caregivers in the new online pamphlet, ?When Your Only Date is Mom.?

Seattle, Wash. (PRWEB) June 26, 2012

Since Robert moved to Florida to care for his aging mother, dating hasn?t been part of his life. He doesn?t have the time or energy. The 53-year-old single computer consultant?s 87-year-old mother has dementia and difficultly walking. He assists her with daily needs in her apartment, takes her to doctor?s appointments, and manages her medications, finances and other details, all the while researching the ideal long-term solution for her care.

?At the end of each day, it?s late, I?m tired and I?m not thinking about trying to get out to meet people socially,? Robert says.

Robert is not alone. One in three baby boomers is unmarried, a significant increase from 30 years ago, when just one in five people between the ages of 43 and 65 was single. Meanwhile, their parents? generation is living longer: the number of Americans 85 and older has doubled in the past 20 years and half have Alzheimer?s disease or so????? continues on Seattle Post Intelligencer

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