by Adam Felts
AgeLab Director Joseph Coughlin writes in Forbes on some conversations that the children of aging parents may want to have around the holiday season: Are mom and dad's home suitable for them to age in? What will they do when they can no longer drive? Is there a game plan for when they might need help or care? Should we buy the fresh or canned cranberry sauce?
Read Dr. Coughlin's thoughts in full here.
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Adam Felts is a researcher and writer at the MIT AgeLab. Currently he is involved in research on the experiences of family caregivers and the future of financial advice. He also manages the AgeLab blog and newsletter. He received his Master's in Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Boston University in 2014 and his Master's of Theological Studies from Boston University in 2019.
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