3. If your loved one (who needs caregiving) is mentally capable, include him in planning his care. Does Dad want to continue living at home? Does he have a plan for how that can be accomplished when all his family members have jobs?
What does he want done if he had a heart attack? Does he want compassionate care but no heroics? Does he want CPR and full resuscitation efforts on the way to and continued after he arrives at the hospital? Does he have a living will and durable power of attorney for health care? If he is mentally capable, these decisions are his to make and he needs to help make plans for his care. Caregivers may find their loved one changes his mind about what wants to have done. As a person becomes older, frail and poor health develops, he may decide he wants compassionate care (not CPR and resuscitation efforts).
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