People Are Worried About Their Aging Parents

A poll of 2,000 people revealed that adults with aging parents worry about them on an average of five times a week.

According to the poll, 86 percent said that they worry about their parents a lot.

88 percent reported that their aging parents live independently, with 71 percent saying they’re unable to see them as often as they’d like. The biggest cause of worry include

 

  • physical health and well-being (44%)
  • Being too far away if an emergency happened (36%)
  • Concerns about their mental health & emotional well-being (36%)
  • Home security (32%)
  • Vulnerability to fraud or online crime (32%)

 

One third of people said they were worried that their parent’s wouldn’t tell them if there was a problem…

 

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