Try: Decisions on care giving may be some of the most difficult ones you will ever make there are many factors to consider and several family members may need to agree on a decision regarding the best course of action stress and pressure may mount because of the unfamiliarity of the care giving process in general and all of the information that may need to be gathered assessed and acted upon basic guidelines for making care giving decisions involve as many family members as you can including the care recipient if possible in the initial discussions regarding the need for care educate yourself on all of the possibilities of care and compile a list of the pros and cons of each one decide on what avenue of care will be followed – a family member an in-home caregiver a health care agency a geriatric care manager or moving to an assisted or skilled care facility if an assisted or skilled care facility is chosen plan a visit to several of the options to gather information before making a choice assess what types of payment options are available or what agencies can be contacted to assist with the cost review and update all documents that may be necessary during the course of care such as advance directives insurance policies medical history family contact information and financial resources have a "plan b" if the initial care giving decision doesn’t work out have a second plan of care ready to be implemented so that the time consuming process of deciding on a care plan doesn’t have to be repeated have regular family meetings after the care has been started to involve and update everyone on the progress if a family member assumes a large part of the care giving responsibilities make sure that respite care is provided at regular intervals locate and join a support group for caregivers and family members information references
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