An elderly couple, Barkley and Lucy Cooper, are unexpectedly faced with financial ruin and lose their home. Despite their close-knit relationship and decades shared together, they find themselves in the unenviable position of needing to rely on their adult children for shelter. However, due to their children's own strained circumstances and lack of space, the Coopers are forced to separate, with Barkley going to live with their son, George, and Lucy moving in with their daughter, Cora. The move creates a heartbreaking separation as well as new familial tensions, revealing the generational gap and the discomfort the grown-up children feel towards having their elderly parents disrupt their lives.

As the couple attempts to adjust to their new living situations, they find themselves increasingly alienated and uncomfortable. Their nostalgic longing for the past and their well-being become evident as they struggle to maintain their dignity and independence. Despite their children's best, yet often misguided, intentions, the physical and emotional distance between Barkley and Lucy grows, shedding light on the harsh realities of aging and the societal expectation for family to take care of their elderly. The Coopers' separation serves as a poignant reflection on love, sacrifice, and the often-overlooked struggles of older generations within modern family dynamics.