When considering the future of a senior who is living with a condition that will eventually take their life, it is critical to work with them to record their end-of-life wishes. This is not a morbid or pessimistic endeavor. In fact, taking the time to discuss these issues with your parent is a way to show them how much you love them and to ensure that you can continue caring for them in a respectful, dignified way that is right for them through this transition.
Caregiver in Claremont CA: Elderly Life Planning
There are many issues to discuss when it comes to making plans for your parent’s end-of-life transition, but one of the most pressing is life support. For younger people, it may seem obvious that they would want life-sustaining measures taken. When it comes to elderly adults, however, especially those who are dealing with health complications or diseases that will eventually end their life, this may not be the case. When there is not the possibility that medical interventions will improve your parent’s health or cure them of their condition, life-sustaining measures might cause more challenges than benefits.
It is important to talk to your parent about not just the concept of life support, but the various interventions so that they can consider how they feel about them and whether they might wish to utilize any of them during the end of their life, or if they would prefer to refuse all such interventions.
Some life-sustaining measures that might be offered include:
-Feeding tubes
-IV hydration
-Respirators
-Aggressive antibiotics
-Surgery
-CPR
Life support is one issue that should be included in your parent’s advance medical directive if they choose to have one. This ensures that their wishes are formally recorded and can be followed respectfully when the time comes.
How can caregiver services help?
Starting elder care for your aging parent can be one of the best decisions that you can make during the course of your caregiver journey with them. An elderly home care services provider can be with your aging parent on a customized schedule designed specifically to address your elderly parent’s needs in the way that is right for them while also encouraging them to maintain as much independence, activity, and fulfillment as possible throughout their later years. This can be particularly valuable if they are living with a particular challenge or need, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
This care provider can supplement the care that you already give your parent, provide highly personalized services tailored specifically to your parent as an individual, and help them to cope with the challenges that they are facing now and those that they will develop as they progress through the disease.
www.alz.org/i-have-alz/end-of-life-planning.asp
If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring a caregiver in Claremont, CA, contact the caring staff at No Place Like Home Homecare today at 951-382-5266.
About Kristi Duran
Kristi Duran is the owner of No Place Like Home Homecare. Kristi started NPLH because of her absolute love for seniors. She was raised by her grandparents from the day she was born. Kristi has a special connection to seniors and understands their wishes and needs to stay independent.
Kristi has worked in the medical field for years and has seen first-hand how aging seniors want nothing more than to age in the comfort of their own home with dignity and grace. At NPLH, she and her caregivers insure that this happens.
NPLH is not a large franchise. It is a personal family owned homecare service. This insures a one on one personalized touch. Kristi is available 24 hours a day to her clients and their families.
