Factors to consider before moving or relocating a senior

• the care recipient's needs for independence and familiarity with friends and community
• your past relationship with the care recipient
• your needs and your family's needs
• lifestyle differences
• the home environment — space, privacy, safety
• the availability of proper health care
• the availability of publicly funded community resources to help the care recipient
• your emotional, physical and financial capability to deal with the person's care needs
• cost of associated care if this is not available or accessible from the publicly funded system
• the impact on your job
• How long you expect the arrangement to last
• the effect of an out-of-province or out-of-country move on eligibility for health-care and other services

Relocation for a caregiver may be inevitable if

• community services are not available or accessible for the care recipient
• the physician recommends it
• the person needs 24-hour care or supervision
• the person can no longer live safely at home