Ever since Laura Marsh moved in with Marjorie Marsh in Orange County, Calif., she has kept an eye on things. Ms. Marsh calls from work to be sure Mrs. Marsh is fine. When Ms. Marsh gets home — she works late hours as an emergency medical technician — she checks to see that the house is securely locked and that Mrs. Marsh is safely in bed.
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Lots of daughters provide this kind of backstopping for their elders, and sometimes it is easier to do when they share a household. But Laura Marsh isn’t Marjorie Marsh’s child; she is her granddaughter. She was just 19 when they became housemates; now she’s 23. “It’s really been a blessing,” Marjorie Marsh said.
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