By Your Side: Home Care for Older Adults
Hosted by Dana Reeve
When an older adult needs assistance
with daily living because of a sudden medical crisis
or a slow decline in health, the entire family is affected.
Who will make the financial and care decisions? Can
a nursing home be avoided? What organizations can help
us?
This program shows the stories of three
families who are facing these questions and coming
up with positive
and resourceful answers. Some of the issues they
deal with include:
- The toll disease takes on a well
spouse
- How professionals can supplement the love
and care a family provides for an elderly family
member
- How a family can face end-of-life issues
with the support of a hospice program
- Networking
with other families
- Managing home care nurses and
aides
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