Financially desperate for some.
For us here, its A cultural thing. We look after our parents and prefer not to put them in rest homes. They don’t deserve that, since they’re the ones who brought and raised us from the getgo.
It works out fine for those who do live with their parents or for those who have their parents live with them. They go to work while the grandparents look after their children if need be, and the grandparents are happy with that, it keeps them active and gives them a chance to spend time with their grandkids.
Of course, it’s a case by case situation, but here, it’s quite the norms for people or couples to have their parents live with them.