Try: If the Care recipient (cr) wants to try and remain in home she will often have to rely on family for help it is important to remember that everyone has different family structures and support when making a decision about remaining at home the cr should consider her own family structure culture and expectations that family members might have the cr and family should have a conversation about the cr’s wishes sometimes the cr and family will want to work out a system where caregiving by family is the primary support for staying in the home or it could be that work health issues or location of the family may not make this feasible while this conversation may not be easy it’s better to discuss earlier and to get issues out on the open than wait for an emergency when options may be more limited an independent opinion such as a home assessment by a geriatric case manager or consulting with other professionals can be helpful if the family disagrees with the cr even if the cr has family support she will likely also have to consider outside help also caregiving can be physically and emotionally exhausting so a third party caregiver is an option information references helpguide org

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*This information is listed as a Fact Sheet and is not explicitly medically licensed