Making the transition to retirement isn’t always easy. For some people, they’d rather be forced to retire when they find themselves having to move into an assisted living facility as opposed to making this decision on their own. But at a certain point, it becomes vital that elderly people retire for their own good. So if you’re been having a hard time getting your elderly loved one to slow down and quit working, here are three tips to help you convince them to finally retire.
Seek To Understand Why They Haven’t Retired Yet
One of the first steps to helping an elderly loved one accept that it’s time for them to retire is to understand what it is that’s holding them back from this.
For many people, retirement just isn’t a financial possibility until they are much older than the traditional retirement age. If this is the case for your loved one, see what you can do to help them on this front. For those who might love working and worry that they’ll feel obsolete once they leave the workforce, showing them ways that they can continue to make a difference in the lives of others and be a positive influence on the world can be helpful. Once you know why they aren’t wanting to retire, you can work toward alleviating those fears or concerns for them if possible.
Help Them See How Stressful Working Continues To Be
For most people, working is a stressful part of their life. Even if they love their job, the work that they do and the responsibilities they have likely causes them some amount of stress. And if they were able to get rid of this stress, they might find themselves feeling much happier and healthier in their life. So if you know that continuing to work is slowly killing your elderly loved one due to the stress associated with work, try to help them see how retiring could help them feel so much better.
Encourage Them To Take Advantage Of Their Good Health
When you’re in your working years, you don’t really have the time to do a lot of things like participate in your hobbies or travel. And for those who retire too late, they likely won’t have the physical ability to do this now either.
If you know that your loved one has other things that they want to go, see, or do in their life, encourage them to retire while they are still in good health and can do these things. Otherwise, they may never get this chance.
If you have an elderly loved one that you’d like to see finally retire, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you learn how you can encourage and eventually convince them to do this.
