Memory Moment: Thinking about a Long-Term Care Home
•January 19, 2022•
By Shannon Nosbisch
CDP, DCS
One of the most difficult decisions that a spouse, son or daughter, or caregiver has to make is when to move their loved one to a long-term care home. After caring for their loved one in their home as long as possible with help from friends, family and in-home services, there may come a time that a long-term care home move should be made. This article gives you some thoughts that may help in determining if and/or when a move should be made.
Spouses, children and other family members sometime make a promise to “never” place their loved one in a “nursing home”. Unfortunately, sometimes it needs to happen. Not just for the caregiver’s sake, but also for the well-being of the person needing care.
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