第一步
加州長期照護夥伴關係
評估您的情況
談話很便宜，但在長期護理方面並不是。 與親人早期對話關於長期護理期望是您可以採取的最強大的一步。 它可以避免在危機中長期護理決定的典型的心痛，誤解和憤怒。
It all starts with a conversation.
對話入門
It isn’t easy to start a conversation with a loved one about long-term care. Whether you’re talking with your parents or letting people know about your wishes, the conversation can be emotional and overwhelming. However, it is important to talk about realistic expectations, and we’ve developed a list of questions to help guide you through this difficult topic.
Questions to ask about long-term care:
- 您想在哪裡以及如何度過退休年期？
- 您對長期護理有什麼願望？
- 您希望您的親人能扮演什麼角色？
- 您的親人期望扮演什麼角色？
- 家庭成員可以承擔照顧的負擔嗎？
- 如果您需要長期護理，您更喜歡什麼樣的環境？
- 有甚麼財務資源或保險保障，或可能會提供哪些？
美元和理智
不要在沒有計劃的情況下離開對話。 坐下來評估您的財務，並將其與您的期望進行比較。 如果沒有其他問題，請讓所有人在廚房桌旁邊討論情況，並定義您希望他們扮演的角色，以避免以後誤解。
AARP has a Long-Term Care Cost Calculator to help you and your family estimate costs and services in your area.
問題的人性方面
首先，長期護理是一個非常個人的問題，由情緒、家庭動態和溝通，也是由與這些討論一般相關的財政問題所形成的。 以下是一些有關解決這些非常真實和人性問題的有價值的文章鏈接。
Sometimes it arrives as a midnight crisis; for others, caring for an ailing loved one has become part of the family fabric over time…
Gail Gibson Hunt, who directs the National Alliance for Caregiving(NAC) in Washington, D.C., admonishes that caregiving is not a pathology. Even though caregivers do experience stress levels higher than those in the general community; and even though they often report painful emotional, physical, social, and financial challenges, most still express great satisfaction in being called to care…
Many middle-aged and older women caregivers say they would take better care of themselves if only they had enough energy. Fatigue is a common complaint; it usually arises because caregivers are embarrassed or unwilling to ask for help. It also comes about because of a lack of awareness of the wealth of home-based elder care services that exist in every community…