Dad has been living alone and recently went into the hospital for emergency back surgery/COPD-related bronchitis. My sister and I are concerned for his health and she has asked him to move in to her house. How should we prepare and what house rules should she have in place?
We’re brain-storming house rules and want to know if there are any additional suggestions.
So far we have:
1. Eat dinner with the family every night (he currently exists on peanut butter and beef jerky)
2. Quit smoking or smoke outdoors (because of the COPD)
3. Keep his room relatively clean and unsmelly (his apartment is filthy and I’m saying that as a certified slob)
4. Make an attempt to resolve long-standing mental health issues (currently untreated)
What are we missing? Have you ever asked a relative to move in with you before? What do you wish you’d known before asking them to move in? What do you wish you’d done differently?