For the rest of you, please read on.Ĭaring for an end-stage demented loved one is an emotional, physical and financial challenge. If you are one of them, please return this guide to whoever gave it to you and defer the discussion of the care for your loved one to your doctor or perhaps a different family member or friend. The truth, for these people, is too emotional and they might prefer to not read what I am about to write. 57įoreword The first question I need to ask the reader is, “How much do you want to know?” I ask this question with great sincerity as medical evidence and personal experience show that some patients and caregivers do not want to hear the whole story.
35 Palliative Performance Scale (adapted Karnofsky). 34 Functional Assessment Staging Scale (FASS). 7 Understanding the Difference between Custodial Home Health Aide Care and Home Health Nursing. Prepared by Daniel R Hoefer MD CMO Outpatient Palliative Care and HospiceĪ CAREGIVER’S GUIDE TO ADVANCED DEMENTIA Compassionate Evidenced-based Care for the End-stage Demented Patientįoreword.
A Caregiver’s Guide to Advanced Dementia Compassionate Evidenced-based Care for the End-stage Demented Patient
