I want my mum to move in with us in an extension rather than ever going into a home.

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I'd love for my mum (mid 70's) to move in with me and my husband. We have a large house and garden. Mum would be living in an extension built for her, living space, ground floor, garden area.. separate but still our address. Is this is a good idea? Are there any cons on my mum's side I haven't thought about?

Just a warning, my parents did this and were liable for double council tax. In England though so it might be different in Scotland? The council classed my grandmother's separate kitchen with hob as liable for separate council tax, so that was an unexpected cost.

I had this problem with my mother. She moved in with us when she was 70 after my father died. She was fit and healthy. We had to sell our home when we approached retirement to pay off the mortgage and retire to another part of the country, which had always been our dream. I bought a property for my mother near our old house, then Covid struck and she was isolated. Her mental health deteriorated badly. Would her health have deteriorated if she hadn't moved or was it just down to Covid? Would I have been better off leaving her in her old home all this years ago? In hindsight, I agree with the latter.

Zombie thread! I just read through a page and a half of replies before coming upon one I’d written myself.