What if my parent is resistant to long-term care?

What if my parent is resistant to long-term care?

Karl Steinberg (Associate Medical Director, Sharp Mission Park Medical Group) gives expert video advice on: What is a geriatric care manager?; How do I find a geriatric care manager?; How do I find long-term care for a chronically ill parent? and more...

I think you are going to get some resistance from you parents. They're not going to just willingly say "Oh sure! Just pack me up and send me to the nursing home." Things that you can do include, if you can remove their source of transportation if they're not safe, that is one thing you can do. I just think that at times you have to wait until something bad happens, but if you can nip that in the bud and prevent it, that is great. And exerting pressure from other people, other family members, loved ones, those things can be helpful in putting those kids of things into effect. Also, keep in mind that what you think is safe or unsafe may not actually be true, and again people are allowed to have bad judgement. You may pray that mom doe not fall and break a hip but she may have to do that and you have to recognize your powerlessness in some instances.