Parents moving in

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My parents live 1/2 an hour away. We have the space for them. We’re all being super strict about isolating.

Is it a terrible idea for them to move in?

I’m considering this. My dad lives 1.5 hours away and is over 70

Thanks. I guess my concern is some of the deaths in Italy are being attributed to multigenerational households.

I’m WFH as is my husband and both kids are at home. We’re literally leaving the house to go to the supermarket or walking the dogs in the evening so hoping we’re not presenting a risk.

Have your kids been to school in the last two weeks?

We pulled my daughter out 2 weeks ago and son out of nursery last week.

We don’t plan to have them move in until both households have fully isolated for 7 days.

Why do you want to move them in? What's the benefit?

Maybe do a strict 14 day self isolation from now (as if you have the virus), then have them move in afterwards? You could then be pretty sure you're not a risk to them?

To deal with the monotony for them I guess.

It’s also less people going to the shops as I’ll do it for all of us.

I think you need to all self isolate first for 14 days then do it.

We will all isolate beforehand.

Should also point out we’re in a pretty low risk area in Scotland. Not in the middle of London or anything! Though we’d certainly be cautious and follow guidelines.

No, don’t do this.

Everything would probably be alright. But if it isn’t, they could die alone and gasping for breath. WTF.

Are your parents over 70 or in an at risk group? We are considering bringing my sister in law to live with us for a while to help with childcare as she lives alone and no longer has a job. She is 40 with no health conditions so the risk to her is low. I'm a nurse so have to go out to work, so I wouldn't allow my parents to do this.

My mum is 65 and my dad 72. Both fit and healthy.

My dad lives 200 miles away and has high blood pressure, diabetes, poor circulation and is an ex smoker. Up until the schools closed, I thought he’d be safer at home alone, away from my little disease vector DC. But now I’m also wondering if I should tell him to come down to stay. (Except we drive each other crazy after a weekend together, let alone months).