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good morning
god's kingdom is at hand you are not
alone
it is well it is
best to try and think ahead about if and
when the transition
to an assisted care living facility
might be necessary usually the reason
for considering a move
into a care assisted facility is to
ensure
24-hour supervision or ensure
an improved quality of life and social
contact for someone who may
have become isolated residential care
or assisted care facility is sometimes
the only option
even if the person themselves does not
agree
you are not alone the decision
will always be a difficult one to make
moments of
guilt questioning and re-questioning
whether the decision is right
or not and so forth you are not
alone always put your loved ones best
interest first people with dementias but
especially
might need to make the move into a care
living facility
for a number of reasons their needs
might have increased as their dementia
has progressed
and you are finding it increasingly
difficult to stay on top of their needs
all because of an over crisis such as a
hospitalization
or it might be because the family or
carer is no longer able to support
the person and you are left alone and
able to
cope single-handedly whatever the reason
the move can be very very difficult
practically and emotionally for anyone
and
everyone involved especially you the
main
caregiver and not a lot of people
understand that
they only have a blurred bird's-eye view
of what you are going through
and often they're not offering minimal
assistance
if at all at that but quick to criticize
and profess to have a valid input
when the crisis and the chances arise
you are not alone or maybe
your loved one may not be able to live
by themselves especially with a
cognitive illness
family and friends may not be able to
move into their home with them
and the cost of hiring a private
caregiver
might not be an option due to financial
difficulties
if your loved one is unable to drive or
leave their home unassisted
it may be difficult for them to pick up
medications
groceries or even attend doctor's
appointments
you are not alone
nursing home placements would be an
option
when your loved one have problems such
as disorientation confusion
dementia memory loss the progression of
alzheimer's disease just to mention a
few
most elderly parents need assistance
with activities such as
dressing bathing toileting eating
transferring
and caring for incontinent episodes
you are not alone always put your loved
ones
needs first in their best interests at
heart
other reasons could be that your loved
one
has fallen down multiple times resulting
in
bruises broken bones or either
injuries or maybe their frequent need to
visit emergency rooms or be
hospitalized due to unstable health
specialized care facilities have
in-house doctors
and nurses on site therefore able to
assist with
various medical issues perhaps the
ability to perform
basic day-to-day activities has declined
or is declining because of the cognitive
and physical impairment maybe
they are frequently getting lost and
confused
after wandering away from home this sign
is especially relevant to knowing when
to put
someone with dementia in a nursing home
or a care facility
most care facilities or care home
facilities
are equipped to deal with such matters
as they have cameras and mobilize
pendants to alert staff when one leaves
a designated
area of maneuver another could be your
loved one suffers from severe bladder
or even bowel incontinence therefore you
are unable to cope
or maybe your loved one is becoming more
and more
socially withdrawn or becoming less and
less
interested in doing fun activities
care facilities have frequent engaging
activities with
multiple groups activities to keep your
loved one
socially engaged another reason
could be physicians have said it is time
for
nursing home care or maybe you have
injured yourself while caring for your
parent or loved one
more common reason is caregiving
is taking a toll on your own physical
or mental health if you are unable to
care for yourself
how can you adequately care for your
own loved one the stay
does not have to be permanent short
stays are
also available most common is the time
you are spending
as a caregiver is straining your other
important relationships
it may sound selfish but caregiving does
take up a lot of your time and attention
just getting through the day alone is a
struggle
one would be surprised how many
relationships have
been tarnished due to caregiving and one
would
notice that they are starting to
skip essential caregiving tasks because
they have become
too challenging in turn developing a
quick temper
and you are often feeling irritated
or frustrated or even mine on even
minor things or perhaps you have noticed
that caregiving is consuming your mind
making it difficult to focus on other
responsibilities
other relatives especially and without
enough financial support or help
from other family members to continue
caregiving
on your own and you can't afford
more hours of professional in-home care
it becomes more strenuous mentally
and in turn physically duly noted by
your friends or colleagues who are
worried about your well-being and they
are urging you to explore
other long-term care options you
are not alone always put your loved ones
needs first and in their
best interest please do discuss it with
complying family members
health professionals for further input
but
you you are not alone
and please do have no guilt there is
nothing to feel guilty about
when it comes to putting a loved one or
a family member
into a care or living facility
the guilt usually just takes over
one minute you all yes this is the
decision i need to make the
next minute it is how can i possibly
make this decision
what are people gonna think of me uh am
i just going to leave them in there
am i doing the right thing all of the
above it comes flooding in
and then the next minute and an episode
occurs and then you think to yourself
really there is no other
option i can't carry on like this but
do talk to somebody in order to get a
clear review
of what needs to be done because if your
health is
if your health is deteriorating due to
it mentally and
physically you are not going to be
able to care for your loved one in the
way
in which you originally set out to do
it is not going to be an adequate care
that you're going to be providing for
them
and in turn will be harming them rather
than making them well
or harming yourself rather than making
them feel better or comfortable
so to speak but do speak to somebody
and please don't have any guilt
no condemnation in jesus christ man