Try: Caregiving for older care recipient’s cr often involves end of life care many cr’s will progressively deteriorate in condition thus they will require an increasing level of care as time passes in the final stages of many terminal illnesses care priorities will change instead of curative measures the focus often changes to care for the relief of pain symptoms and emotional stress ensuring the cr’s final days are as good as they can be requires a lot from the caregiver it is important that the cr is prepared for end of life care also it is important to fully understand late stage care in the final stages of life-limiting illness it can become frustrating that despite your hard work the cr is near death the focus will shift towards comfort and relief depending on the nature of the cr’s condition this final stage period may last from a matter of weeks or months to several years even with years of experience caregivers often find the last stages of life uniquely challenging normal caregiving is overwhelmed with complex end-of-life decisions and painful feelings end-of-life caregiving requires support for the caregiver reach out to family friends and healthcare providers information references helpguide org

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Keywords: End of life late stage care relief

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