Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved Ones: Dignity I Safety I Quality of Life (A guide for caregivers)

Book Synopsis: Tough Decisions In Care Of Elderly Loved OnesDignity I Safety I Quality of lifeA guide for the caregiversMany of us caregivers face uncertain future, while caring and providing for our elderly loved ones.Being responsible for the needs and care of an elderly loved one can be a difficult role that many of us do willingly but it requires a lot - patience, time, energy, tenderness, and hard work. We often need to make decisions which are life altering for our loved ones and for our own selves and at times, are not pleasant or easy.Tough Decisions in the Care of Elderly Loved Ones is an invaluable, practical, and sympathetic guide to how to give your loved one the best possible care while addressing the concerns that you or other carers may have.This straightforward guide includes practical tips, real-life scenarios, checklists for best practice, offering advice and solutions to common problems, and expert advice on how to deliver compassionate and dignified care to older people.In this book, Mahesh Moolani, MD objectively divides the tough situations into four categories and tackles each category in a straightforward way. He offers professional support and guidance on how to maintain a work/life/caring balance and better care for your elderly loved ones.These decisions have to be made with compassion, knowledge, and an objective mind. After reading the book, you will feel as if someone is holding your hand while you make those tough decisions. This book covers ideas like:How to have a conversation with your elderly loved one about a change in health?Deal with deteriorating physical and mental health in loved ones.What happens when the family members develop dementia? Making the decision on in-home care or a care facility.Adjusting to your role as caregiver while still caring for yourself.The topics discussed are:Empathy and PatienceLiving Will or Advance Directives or Advance Care PlanningHome Health Services and Non-Medical Home HelpPersonal Care HomesSkilled Nursing Facilities – Specialized Medical ServicesPalliative Care: A Specialized Medical ApproachHospice: Caring for the terminally illDepressionAnxietyDementiaHeart DiseaseLung ConditionsCancerNeurological disordersPhysical condition and daily livingMedicationsFactors caregivers must consider about themselvesMahesh Moolani, MD is an Internist and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, who serves as a medical director of two nursing homes and takes care of a huge geriatrics population. He loves to educate patients and healthcare professionals in person as well as on Facebook and LinkedIn. In his professional career, he has come across thousands of caregivers, who find it hard to provide optimum care to their loved ones despite their best intentions and efforts.