pass down

“The younger generation needs the older generation to be there to pass down that knowledge.”

But when one relieved the other, they were expected to provide a shift “pass down,” detailing what their workday had entailed.

Seniors contemplating moving into one of these facilities worry about draining savings they intended to use for medical costs or to pass down to family members.

“How long do we hold on to grievances? A couple years, a couple of decades, a couple centuries? You want to pass down to your great-, great-grandkids that, ‘Hey, one day, you know, I was called a bad name, you know, 200 years ago, so don’t forget, man.

Families that were forced to sell their land for less than it was worth lost out on years of potential gains from their properties, depriving them of the chance to grow and pass down assets to their heirs, Bradford said.