Here, we have an alternative perspective, that may, help you out, translated…
Mrs. Hong who was diagnosed with dementia since four years ago, recently, her symptoms had exacerbated, and she’d started showing an assortment of psychotic symptoms as well, and the family members had to take turns, introducing themselves to her one by one, and then, Mrs. Hong would be reminded, that they’re, family. As for calling up the police, or telling her neighbors she’d been mistreated, it’s regular now.
The Elderly Woman Diagnosed with Dementia Couldn’t Even Recognize Her Own Husband
Although the family used the greatest amount of resources, to care for the mother, on the weekends, they’d sent her to an elderly daycare program, where she’d been, engaged in activities, and on the weekends, they’d all accompanied her on outings, but, for Mr. Hong, who’s accompanying her, the pressures are still, building up. And their mother had even shown signs of aggression toward her primary caretaker, her husband too, the daughter had once, reminded the dad, that if during the nighttime, mom was using a knife to cut him, that he needed to, avoid from being hurt. But, Mr. Hong had responded lightly, “If that is what she wanted to, then, she can, hack me down.” In actuality, the foreign hired assistant left, because of Mrs. Hong’s violence.
Mrs. Hong was taken to a famous doctor who’s the forefront of dementia and he’d prescribed her an assortment of medications, and, afterwards, although her delusions and hallucinations were reduced, but, she’d become, more lethargic in mind and in mobility, she’d lost focus in her sight, started stumbling when she walked, and started becoming, incontinent. Slowing losing her “self”, the family had, switched doctors for, and gotten her on an alternative kind of medication, and, after the doctor adjusted her meds, she’d become steadier when she walked, and, she’d slowly, regained control of her bladder too, but, that annoying, easily angered, mom was also back again.
Not Wanting to Place Her on Meds, Caring for the Demented Elderly Became Twice as Difficult
The members of the family ran around in circles, and, their troubles brought them to right where they’d started. The family was in doubt, that if they can’t rely on the meds to help their mother “behave”, then, perhaps, they should, send their mother into a long-term care facility?
Past researches showed, that living alone, dependent on others for daily living needs, those showing psychological disorders, or cognitive disabilities, for these elders with dementia, institutionalizing them may be the best choice possible. Primarily, if the caretaker is also an elderly person, and is burdened with a heavier load of care, the patient can be admitted into a dementia care center more easily.
Apparently, the decision on whether or not the patient is to be admitted into the care facility for an entire day relies on the seriousness of the deterioration, the complexity of the care, and the burdens on the primary caretaker. And, the families in Taiwan would often, succumb to societal pressure, the hardest to overcome may be how the members of the family would carry the bad name of “not fulfilling the filial piety duties”. At which time, choosing the right and most fitting kind of care, became the hardest.
Reviewing Over the Exacerbation of the Dementia, Staying at Home Isn’t Necessarily the Best for the Elderly Person
There are actually, a lot that needs to go into contemplating whether or not to place the demented elder into a nursing home, but, the rational points to consider would be, the quality of care provided by the facility, and the price. On the pricing front, keeping the elderly at home doesn’t seem to have any costs, but, if you add in the mind, the time that the family members took turn to look after the individual, it’s about the amount of care the elder would’ve received in a nursing home.
From before, the researches showed clearly, that for the mildly demented, the cost for the caretaking at home is a lot lower than in a nursing home, and, there would be almost no difference to the quality of care. And still, when the patients started showing more complex needs or lost one’s physical functioning, the cost for caring for them at home may be a whole lot more than if you sent the elderly into a care facility, more importantly, the quality of care that the elder received, is a lot higher, compared to the care the elder receives at home.
Choosing the Facilities Carefully, Focus on the Quality of Life for the Elders
If the human resources, and economics allowed, the families in Taiwan may be more willing to care for their loved ones who’d fallen ill, but, the structures of the families and the societies are currently changing. And, if the conditions would allow, placing the elders into a nursing home may be, the best choice, if you’re considering the quality of care they are receiving.
If the elderly person really get to the point of needing to be placed, the professional dementia care facility can offer the patient, a better life, and alleviate the stresses of the members of the families, and, the family members really don’t need to feel guilty, and troubling oneself on the matter.
What’s more importantly, most of the care facilities may not have enough manpower, to care for the demented. In good nursing home, specializing in caring for the demented elderly, the patients may even be able to, pick up the loss in the quality of life that they’d had at home from before. So, whether to choose a homestay care program, or a nursing home facility, you should just weigh, which one would offer the patient the best kind of care, giving the elderly person, the best quality of life, after all, that, would be making the RIGHT decision, for your loved ones.
But, a lot of people here are still battling, because here, sending one’s own parents into a nursing home IS equivalent to NOT being kind to them, but, think about it, if you, the children who are handling the primary caretaking responsibilities can’t offer your demented parents the best kind of care, giving them the BEST quality of life possible, then what would it matter, IF you’d stayed by their side? It wouldn’t matter, besides, the QUALITY of life toward the end should BE the primary concerns here!
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