A new voice for Montanans 55 and older

Have you had “the talk” with your mother or father? You know, the one where you try to convince them to quit driving? It represents everything we fear about aging. How can you stay in the house you have lived in for years if you can’t drive to the grocery store? How can you keep up with your friends and family? What about getting to doctor’s appointments? How can you afford it?

Some older people have the resources to afford appropriate housing, transportation and healthcare. Even then, helping a parent or loved one deal with the difficulty of not being able to drive, to remember to take the ri...