How Can You Let All of Your Loved One's Family Members Have a Say in Her Care Plan?

By Andy Niska | May 4, 2017 |

Home Care in Spokane Valley WA: How Can You Let All of Your Loved One’s Family Members Have a Say in Her Care Plan?

One of the most difficult things for some family caregivers to handle is managing all of the other family members who want to be involved in their elderly loved one’s care plan. Figuring out how to help everyone feel heard can take some practice.

Hold Family Meetings
Family meetings are one of the easiest ways for you to allow everyone to pitch in with their opinion about your loved one’s care. They’re relatively easy to set up and you can cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time. These are especially handy if most or all of your extended family live in the same area.

Use Alternative Information Strategies, Too
Not everyone who is a part of your loved one’s life is guaranteed to be able to attend family meetings. Either they’re not local or they have other plans during the meeting. Make sure that you have alternative methods for keeping those family members informed. You might want to email them a copy of your agenda notes or call them to update them on what is going on. Use whatever tools work best for you and your family.

Give Everyone Time to Express Their Opinions
Make sure that no matter which strategy you use, you leave plenty of time for everyone to express their opinions and their concerns. Even if you can’t address those concerns just yet, sometimes being heard is what people really want and need. Most of your family members probably understand that you’re dealing with a lot as your loved one’s primary family caregiver.

You Don’t Have to Put Everything into Action
It’s not an easy task to put every suggestion you might get from your loved one’s other family members, but that’s okay. You can address what works as you find it and leave the rest. Some family members might want more detailed information about why you made the decisions you made, and that’s something you can address with them at future meetings.
Sometimes people don’t want to have in-depth involvement in developing your loved one’s care plan, but they do want to feel included.

If you or an aging loved one are considering home care in Spokane Valley, WA, please contact the friendly staff at Love at Home Senior Care, today. Call (509) 204-4088

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Andy Niska

Owner at Love In Home Senior Care

Andy has over 20+ years experience in the medical community and has a true compassion for seniors. With a degree in Health Care Administration, he developed a background in a variety of health care services that only comes from first hand experience. While working as a manager of a large clinic and as an account executive for medical suppliers. Andy has built valuable relationships with the medical community.

His role in Love In Home Senior Care is to educate people on what care choice is the best fit for the senior and their family while attempting to make this decision as stress-free as possible for everyone involved.

This decision making process should be smooth and stress free for everyone, including all family members and their loved ones. Having access to people with experience (like the team at Love In Home Senior Care) to assist you along the way can help this process. With an extensive background in health care, Andy has the experience needed to guide and direct your loved one to the choice that is the best fit.