Healthcare providers are lifetime givers of healthcare. While many patients and their families attempt to provide this level of care, it is very difficult. It is usually a sudden life threatening or termonal illness that causes many to be aware how this changes lives. Family members who have help all along can be suddenly displaced by those who have failed to provide care due to lack of money incentives and other responsibilities. This creates lack of continuity and knowldge during a vulnerable moment for those who have provided continuous care.
It is usually a delayed emergent medical crisis that awakens the uninvolved to terminal illness reality especially when the current caregivers have exhausted themselves. Studies show that the majority of cases leave the patient and other caregivers in this quandry especially if one has terminal disease like dementia. Once this is recognized by the least active caregiver of years, attempts are made to discredit the current ones with false often untrue allegations especially if money is involved.
Those inexperienced, uninvolved seeking self gain intentions for whatever reason do so at the cost of the patient's quality of life. Studies show this unhealthy behavior may lead to more unhealthy behavior compromising the demented patient, and previous caregivers who really care. It is usually a delayed emergent medical occurence like altered mental status, dehydration, infection that awakens those actively and inactively involved to terminal illness reality.
Be a lifetime caregiver instead of waiting for devastating disability and demntia to be diagnosed in your loved ones. Best health!
Be a lifetime caregiver instead of waiting for devastating disability and demntia to be diagnosed in your loved ones. Best health!
