Maybe she is just trying to keep the parents from spending all her inheritance on nurshing homes & by being the live-in child squeeze out other siblings & keep more for herself. Can you say "power of attorney"?
Then there are some of us who refuse to dump their parents in a rest home for fear of their abuse or lonliness or both.
Your cynical view of what seems to be an unselfish act doesn't say much for your perception of your fellow human beings.
"Maybe"....but maybe she was like us we split it all 3 ways after they were gone and the others respect me more for keeping the folks out of a home,I had no family they had kids etc and lived allover and out of the country...We had the $ to pay for a home for ever,the trusts, the power of attny the pre gifted assets,the works but those places suck,the same as some people I have incountered....
I can say 'cynic' too.
Yo' gubamyster, pretty cynical there, huh?
I doubt anyone who might fit your description of a Sleaze would have the patience to deal with the demands of an Alzheimers family member.
There's no need to be cynical about this. If the parents have substantial net worth, it makes a lot of sense. In effect, she has chosen a new career as a care taker, and she is in a position to provide superior care at greatly reduced cost, so why not? Where is the virtue in casting your parents into hell so that vultures can devour your inheritance ?
Are you usually so cynical, or are you just projecting?
That's not the impression that I had after reading the article. Ms. Geist apparently was quite successful in her career and doesn't need the money, which is one of the reasons that she is able to give up her career to care for her parents.