you should be able to adopt old people, amirite?

Maybe… but I think this could attract a lot of abusers.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Probably no worse than adopting children

by Acceptable_Let1490 4 months ago

No, it would definitely be worse.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

The abuse?

by Acceptable_Let1490 4 months ago

"the hypocrisy"

by hershelzboncak 4 months ago

I assume OP would intend it to be similar to adopting a kid. You need a background check. Not saying it won't happen, but that alone typically deters a large amount of people from even trying to adopt a kid whether or not they will abuse it.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

You are allowed to talk to other adults

by Anonymous 4 months ago

speak for yourself little Miss Doesn't Have Several Restraining Orders

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Well not those people, obviously. There's more than a few hundred people in the world.

by giovani71 4 months ago

You're welcome to visit old people near you.

by Alarming_Low7754 4 months ago

but that's awkward visiting one I don't know and unsure if they even want to talk the way I see it this adoption service would be like "Caroline is 74 and enjoys cranberry juice. She does not get along well with other elders and needs to be the only one in her forever home. Unknown how she feels about cats" and then you would go and interview each other to see if this adoption should happen

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Why are you framing it like a pet adoption description and not a child adoption description

by Decent-Particular-22 4 months ago

Heheh that's cute! Also there could be incentives (the more the incentive like free or cheaper housing, the more likely that people would be in it without caring at all for the old person and then abuse could happen) and then like social checks that elder abuse isn't happening. There's probs programs where people visit old people, I've heard of it. There should be adopt a boyfriend or adopt a girlfriend or idk I just wish I could leave somewhere

by Anonymous 4 months ago

In Japan you can rent an old person from the library...this is not a joke

by Anonymous 4 months ago

We call it Human Libraries! Popular programs here in the states too

by Kulashaylie 4 months ago

I want to try, but I'm in the middle of nowhere

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Young people talking more to old people & getting their stories, but it would take a special kind of person to be able to want to take care of an old person full time.

by Acceptable_Let1490 4 months ago

That would just be signing up to be someone's free carer. A better solution would be a community focused program where many people all support elders without the high burden going on just one person.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Old people are exhausting as hell

by Legitimate_Coach 4 months ago

You can make friends with old people and visit them regularly without adopting them.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

"this could solve so many problems" yeah itll also create so many, many more problems seniors are already prone to common scams; i'd think lonely ones will be even more susceptible

by Anonymous 4 months ago

When I worked in a grocery store a regular did a version of that. He had 4 intellectually disabled elderly adult men that he cared for. They stayed out of a home and he didn't feel like an empty nester. Very kind man.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

He was probably being paid by the state. Like the payments for foster care. Was he providing the equivalent of a group home e?

by Brannon90 4 months ago

I know he was getting some money from the state but he said he usually spent a little more than he was sent on these four. He wanted them to live very good lives.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Very kind of him. Even with the payments it takes a special person to do that work

by Brannon90 4 months ago

Volunteering at a senior citizen home is like speed dating for adoption of a grandparent. Once you connect you go back to see them.

by Free_Chocolate8772 4 months ago

Just go work as a home health aid.

by TelephoneUnhappy317 4 months ago

You could get a job as a caregiver or home health aid and meet elderly people that way

by Anonymous 4 months ago

You can rent a grandma/grandpa in Japan, I would love to see that brought over to the US.

by Proper_Function_4358 4 months ago

Stealthiest corpse in town.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Lol. There was something about her mail not piling up which was weird. I don't know if they ever figured that part out.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

You can

by MatchEmbarrassed5261 4 months ago

You know you can be a friend and helpful to old people without any legal ramification. They are people like anybody else.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

This sounds rlly funny to me

by Anonymous 4 months ago

LOLOL think this through

by FloorWonderful5064 4 months ago

great idea tbh

by Icy_Tangerine_3274 4 months ago

You mean "adopt" in the more casual way right, like you can "adopt" an animal at a zoo? If so, this definitely isn't unpopular. I think there are a lot of charities eg., Age UK, that work to match volunteers with vulnerable older people.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

I think this happens already though. I was reading an article about oldest adoption ever

by Anonymous 4 months ago

That is a nice proposition. I grew up mentored by elders and I keep an eye on those outside my immediate circle as I can.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

It's already possible in some places. Some elderly people have been targeted by career 'guardians' who are essentially strangers who claim guardianship over random old people and steal their assets.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

I mean, they could adopt you, same same. But also you don't need to adopt someone to be on their life.

by Strict_Method 4 months ago

Isn't this what conservatorships are all about?

by Anonymous 4 months ago

I just recently had a baby, I never had grandparents and my baby does have 1 grandma it just doesn't seem like much. I have very little family help/support and I would love for her to have grandparent figures in her life and I bet there are some who would love to have a baby around for visits sometimes.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

LOL

by Ok-Competition 4 months ago

Adoption of old people seems like it could be like kidnapping. Old people have money. Easily could be scammed and taken advantage of.

by Cale56 4 months ago

You could get in touch with your Area Agency on Aging, they may have companionship programs.

by Gageharris 4 months ago

old people are tons of care. you know much a nursing home charges? around 10k a month. that's not for no reason. old people are hard to take care of and it can be really gross. no one would do this for free.

by Sorry_Traffic_6269 4 months ago

Pre-Covid there were some housing services in large college towns to match seniors who had a spare room with college students who needed housing.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Adopting an adult sounds gross but of a young and older adult moves in so the elder has a companion than yes. But not thw old person being a property or some kids guardian is gross.

by Pricejudd 4 months ago

For their inheritance?

by Anonymous 4 months ago

That would be infantilizing old people

by Viviane18 4 months ago

People can do this by just volunteering

by Natural-Letter-4257 4 months ago

I agree with OP's point of view. To screen the genuine ones will be difficult but, considering there are so many childless elders, this is a good idea if implemented with oversight.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Gross

by Anonymous 4 months ago