Try: Caregiving for older care recipient’s cr often involves end of life care as the cr deteriorates the cr’s as well as the caregivers needs change the following are common patient and caregiver needs in late stage care practical care and assistance at some point the cr may no longer talk sit walk eat or make sense of the world routine activities including bathing feeding or toileting may require total support from the caregiver the cr will go from normal caregiving to needing care assistants a hospice team or physician-ordered nursing services relief and dignity even if the cr’s memory functions are reduced her capacity to feel emotions may remain regardless of location the most helpful interventions are those which ease discomfort and provide meaningful connections to family respite care as the duties of the caregiver increase breaks will be needed respite care can give you and your family a break from the intensity of end-of-life caregiving counseling support anticipating the cr’s death can cause reactions from relief to sadness to feeling numb consulting counselors or clergy before the cr’s death can help you and your family prepare for the coming loss information references helpguide org
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Keywords: Late stage care end of life care near death grief counseling
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