Ross Family Case Study

The Ross family mentioned that they do not have many stressors in their lives. However, a few years ago Mrs. Ross’s father, Richard, was diagnosed with Dementia and this has been a stressor in the family's life. Mrs. Ross has two siblings, but neither were willing to take any responsibility ad help her with their father. Therefore, all of the burdens lay on Mrs. Ross and her family to provide the best care they can for Richard since Mrs. Ross’s mother is deceased and her siblings would not help out at all. In the beginning, Mrs. Ross said they moved Richard into their home and made him a room in their basement and it was convenient because they only had to make a few changes to make the space livable. The family indicated that when Richard …show more content…
Richard was then moved into a nursing home. At this facility, the family reported that he did not receive adequate care and became severely dehydrated on multiple occasions. The family was notified of this often via phone calls in the middle of the night and asked to come to the emergency room. After several late-night trips to the emergency room, the family said they moved Richard into another facility. Moving Richard was always hard because it caused Richard great confusion and made his condition worse, which was hard for the family to witness. They report that Richard in now in a facility specifically for dementia where he is receiving good care for the most part and they do not have to worry as much as they did previously. However, Mrs. Ross indicated that she feels extremely guilty placing him in a nursing home and wishes there was some other way she could take care of him. The family indicates that they are trying to manage the best can with this situation. Mr. and Mrs. Ross have attributed their faith in God as the thing that is getting them all through