This book is a guide to help caregivers manage the long-term care experience. It is a book that will help loved ones manage the landscape of long-term care and choose the right facility to spend their last days in.
The circle of life is a reality. We approach the stages with guidance from those who are learned and experienced. They may be family, professionals or those who have travelled the path. Books have been written to counsel us through the broad spectrum of life issues, such as pregnancy, parenting, careers and health. However, there has not been a lot written about the perils of aging and nursing home care. It's just not a topic that people want to write about or read about.
In this book, Lise Cloutier-Steele allows us to view her personal experience with the challenges she faced caring for her late father. It forces us to consider the final chapter of our lives and those of our loved ones. It allows and encourages us to consider the reality of the inevitable conclusion of our lives. For some, the grand finale may be sudden and unexpected. But for many of us, we will become infirm and unable to take care of ourselves in our later years.
Ms. Cloutier-Steels alerts us of the need to plan for the future. This applies to individual families, health care professionals, policy makers and governmental bodies. People want to stay in their homes for long as possible. That is the ideal. For some people who have family to help them, that is possible. But for many of us, that won't be possible. Eventually, we will have to go to a long-term facility.
When the time comes, this book will be an invaluable guide to help us navigate the labyrinth of long-term care and how to choose the best facility for our loved ones, and even ourselves.
This book is a must-read for all of us because we will eventually be touched by the reality of needing assistance of living because of illness or dementia.
Irene Roth
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