The decision to seek extra care for an aging parent is difficult. One point of debate is whether an aging parent would be better off at home, being taken care of by loved ones or being taken care of by professional healthcare providers. In other words, should in-home care be provided informally, by family members or by a professional?

This is a tough call and it depends on many factors, including the level of care needed by the aging parent. One study looked into this question and found (no surprise) that individuals were generally "happier" when receiving care from loved ones at home as opposed to receiving care in professional facilities. The study examined 3,500 households and found that self-reported happiness was higher for aging parents who were receiving care from loved ones.

For the aging parent, time spent with loved ones is much more important than having professional-level care. This goes against some reasoning that professional-level care will be of higher quality and therefore should be preferred (when possible) over informal family care.

Read more about this study: Elders Happier With Long-Term In-Home Care From Family Versus Professionals

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Americans watch an average of 4 hours of TV everyday. Experts say it takes 10,000 hours to become a world class expert at something. That means that if we switchd those 4 hours a day from watching TV to, say, playing the violin - anyone of us could be a world class musician in less than 7 years (and a decent musician in less than 2 years).

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