Resource availability and caring for the patient at home.
Loved ones may not have the capacity to care for the patient. There needs to be a designated caretaker at all times 24 hours around the clock to fulfill patient wishes, control pain. Patient has feared their pain may be unmanageable at home. The family may prefer to have their loved one care in a facility care base of the manageability of the patient and limited resources available. The cost of equipment and in-house caretaker is quite expensive; finances may effect wheater or not being able to have a patient at home.
Consult with a Social worker to provide resources for caregivers and equipment. Discuss patient needs while in the home setting also include topics of palliative and
Loved ones may not have the capacity to care for the patient. There needs to be a designated caretaker at all times 24 hours around the clock to fulfill patient wishes, control pain. Patient has feared their pain may be unmanageable at home. The family may prefer to have their loved one care in a facility care base of the manageability of the patient and limited resources available. The cost of equipment and in-house caretaker is quite expensive; finances may effect wheater or not being able to have a patient at home.
Consult with a Social worker to provide resources for caregivers and equipment. Discuss patient needs while in the home setting also include topics of palliative and