NPR Talk of the Nation did a great piece recently about caring for alzheimer’s patients. Specifically, what to do when they ask you about a dead family member who they don’t remember has passed. Do you tell them that they’ve passed or do you lie to them? Is it ethical to lie to the elderly?…
There’s a really interesting article this week at Slate. [An Affair to Remember: She was 82. He was 95. They had dementia. They fell in love. And then they started having sex.] The article recounts the story of Bob and Dorothy who met each other at an assisted living community. Just as the title says,…
A health care proxy is a legal document that designates another person to make health care decisions on your behalf in the event that you cannot make those same health care decisions for yourself. It is essentially a power of attorney for health care purposes. Everyone over the age of 18 needs a health care…