Elder-caregivers

People having fewer children, living a long way from any of them, or any other relatives.

And it is possible for a senior to get all the paperwork you name without going bankrupt. Elder attorneys and those who work for free or reduced rates for such stuff.

It's also important to understand that all of our paperwork needs to be updated periodically. People die, move, stop being willing to care for someone.

I have moved into a senior facility for this reason. I'm in NM, my only son is in the DC area. I really don't like being so far from him, but that's how it's worked out. And I'm seeing the support here, even with relative strangers.