<prompt> Human: My SOs parents are completely broke. They are of retirement age live paycheck to paycheck off of their government checks. Im not sure how much that is, but it appears to be enough to cover their rent 1,000 and medicine and some very cheap food Pierogies, rice, etc.We live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, so their rent is actually extremely decent for what they are living in. It is already a shitty dark apartment, but it is at least near transportation, so moving would really actually be a bad idea. They own nothing of substance Vehicle, etc so there is no way to raise some cash.Their siblings SOs Auntsuncles are all fairly successful and are nicely retired with yearly trips, homes and theyve assisted their kids in purchasing homes. Unfortunately Sos parents have borrowed money and not paid it back from them before, so when their parents passed away the rest of the family removed what was owed out to family members and they received no inheritances. Quite frankly, they didnt deserve any, either. There is one grandparent left in her 90s and by all appearances it looks like she will leave her home to her current partner who is much younger and acts as a caretaker. My SOs parents are relying on receiving this home, however. As far as we are aware, they have no other income, savings, etc. My partners sister is struggling financially herself, and were not in a much better place. None of us own a home that we could share with them, etc. And, tbh, that would be miserable!We all fear for what will happen over the next 20 years. If one of them becomes very ill, we are not capable of paying for any kind of home, or health assistance for them. None of us can give up working to take care of them either. They both should still be working at a McDonalds or something, but theyre incapable of keeping a job for any period of time.What process can we do to find out exactly how dire their situation is, and begin making plans for their futures, while protecting our own? What suggestions do you have for us? Were in Canada, if this helps.Assistant: What suggestions do you have for us?I am not trying to be a d!ck but do you want to deal with all of this responsibility? It sounds like all of you fiance, her sister, you arent capable of supporting her parents and theyre not supporting themselves. Do you want to be in this situation?-Adding them to your payroll, when youre already struggling, can make a bad situation much worse.-Should you want to undertake all of this...start by going through everything i.e. understanding their financial situation. Then at least you will have an understanding. I would advise moving to a cheaper place and controlling the budget. Are they unable to work or just dont work?Human: Honestly, I dont really want to have to be in charge, but I foresee this falling on us if we dont get ahead of the situation. Id rather know what were getting ourselves into and trying to mitigate the damage before shit hits the fan. My partner isnt about to let them be on the street.The parents are sort of capable of working, and sort of not. Theyre not quite mentally right anymore, dont have computer skills, etc.Ideally a fast food or cashier position would be okay, but they cant even dress themselves appropriately anymore.  <response>: This sounds like the very start of dementia. If they are diagnosed they may be able to get money from the government for their disability not sure how this works in your country. 