While the elderly population increases, nursing professionals and family members are increasingly associated with influential decisions and that of placing a relative in a nursing care home or living with a family caregiver. Current literature primarily focuses attention on the negative effects of family caregiving on elderly persons. Nonetheless few direct attention to their positive impact. As a result, this paper will explore the issue of nursing home care and benefits for elderly people living with family caregivers. Family or informal caregivers pertain to “any unpaid relative, partner or friend providing a assistance with activities of daily living for an elderly person with a chronic or disabling condition” (Family Caregiving Alliance,
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Further, the literature indicates informal caregivers promotes autonomy and enhances elderly peoples’ quality of life (Cho, Lee, Kim and Strumpf, 2011). Accordingly, nursing professionals assume a precarious role with respect to informal care. First, it is essential nurses use the phenomenological model in practice to educate and assists families in decisions between nursing home care versus living with a family caregiver. Second, ensuring physical and psychological healthcare needs is essential. In contrast, cessation of nurses’ ability to efficiently support caregivers included lack of time, resources, and lack of recognition of the caregiver of the patient (Cho et al., 2011; Tuominen, Leino-Kilpi, & Suhonen, 2016). Thus, this paper will aim to explore the significance of elderly people living with a family caregiver as instrumental in preserving autonomy and quality of …show more content…
Nurses’ should take points discussed into consideration recollecting the importance of respect factoring in desired needs and wishes. Incorporating the phenomenological model into care refrains elderly people from facing fears of loss of independence and autonomy. In other words, informal caregiving exemplifies social support; freedom of choice, and continuity of care as the most considerable influence in decreasing risks of physical and psychological health deterioration. Regardless of the role, whether directly or indirectly; greater awareness surrounding ethical care, depressive symptoms and facilitate health and welfare not to mention respect for life and quality of
Further, the literature indicates informal caregivers promotes autonomy and enhances elderly peoples’ quality of life (Cho, Lee, Kim and Strumpf, 2011). Accordingly, nursing professionals assume a precarious role with respect to informal care. First, it is essential nurses use the phenomenological model in practice to educate and assists families in decisions between nursing home care versus living with a family caregiver. Second, ensuring physical and psychological healthcare needs is essential. In contrast, cessation of nurses’ ability to efficiently support caregivers included lack of time, resources, and lack of recognition of the caregiver of the patient (Cho et al., 2011; Tuominen, Leino-Kilpi, & Suhonen, 2016). Thus, this paper will aim to explore the significance of elderly people living with a family caregiver as instrumental in preserving autonomy and quality of …show more content…
Nurses’ should take points discussed into consideration recollecting the importance of respect factoring in desired needs and wishes. Incorporating the phenomenological model into care refrains elderly people from facing fears of loss of independence and autonomy. In other words, informal caregiving exemplifies social support; freedom of choice, and continuity of care as the most considerable influence in decreasing risks of physical and psychological health deterioration. Regardless of the role, whether directly or indirectly; greater awareness surrounding ethical care, depressive symptoms and facilitate health and welfare not to mention respect for life and quality of