Nursing-home care may be best for parent with dementia
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Midland Reporter-Telegram
01/19/2008
Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendlyDEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been going round and round about nursing homes.
My father's illness and memory loss have brought us face-to-face with the issue. This dilemma is not for those families who can afford to pay for someone to care for a patient in his or her own home. Nor does it apply to those who can afford an assisted-living facility.
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When is it the "best-case scenario" for someone's continued care to be provided by a nursing home? Or should the parent be allowed to remain at home despite the consequences? Is it more compassionate to prolong his or her life in an environment that he or she would never have chosen or agreed to, or is it irresponsible to honor his or her wishes to live alone, with limited assistance, even though it may lead to an early death?
My father's care is far too complex and time-consuming for me or any other family member to take on in our own homes.
Your advice would be welcomed in making this complicated and emotional decision. -- DISTRESSED DAUGHTER IN ILLINOIS
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