Granny pods allow your elderly parents to live in your backyard

When our parents reach that age when they can no longer take care of themselves or need assistance doing everyday things, it’s on us to be there for them and find the most suitable solution. Sometimes, children decide that placing them at facilities is the best thing to do, others, however opt for taking them in with them. But there is also another solution that I guess fits both sides just perfectly, and that’s the MEDCottage places, or granny pods.

These cottages are portable apartments that are placed in the the yard. This allows the parents to be really close to you, and still enjoy their privacy and independence.

“That wasn’t our name,” Ken Dupin, MEDCottage’s founder told CBS News. “You don’t get to choose your nickname.”

The places are just awesome. They include all the safety features that nursing homes have, such as safety rails, first aid kits, defibrillator, and more.

There are also cameras installed so the caregivers could monitor the parents.

If you love the idea of purchasing a granny pod for your mom and dad you have to be ready to spend between $85,000 and $125,000.

The only difficulty related to these homes is the placing, but Virginia already passed a law allowing the placement of MEDCottages.

Why granny pods would be a better solution than nursing homes is the fact that 40% of residents of nursing homes have reported abuse and more than 90% of them reported incidents of neglect.

At the same time, a 2010 study showed that half of the caregivers at nursing homes admitted to elderly neglect or abuse. That same percent admitted to verbally abuse the residents at some point.

By 2030, one in five Americans will be over the age of sixty-five. This number would outweigh the facilities and resources available to them. And knowing that almost 90 percent of the elderly population would like to age in their own home, it’s safe to say that granny pods are the perfect solution.

Don’t you just love them?

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