Family compounds? Pros & cons?

CTTC
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:26:43 +0000

I’m sure my ils would have loved for their family to live in a compound (6 kids). Since “I will not go to a facility!” was/is the mantra, elder caregiving would have been one of the expectations. As it is, the closest child is expected to do a lot for mil. Yet the sib with the favorite grandchildren, not that far away, is not expected to do for her.

I wonder what happens in these compounds with nearby houses when most of the adults have outside jobs? Are the ones without jobs/fulltime jobs/work at home jobs expected to be the ones to do the elder caregiving?