Overcoming Resistance to Assistance

OVERCOMING RESISTANCE

TO ASSISTANCE

Resistance to Care

Seniors prefer to remain in their

home on their own

High chance of injury or accident

Put stress on family members,

who worry about seniors’ health

& safety

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

1. Understand where the resistance is coming from

Don’t make assumptions. Ask

parents frankly & listen to their

explanation

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

Remind seniors that yours &

their goals are not different

Explain the impacts their

refusal of care can have on

your life

2. Explain your goals

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

Employ help from:

Relatives

Close friends

Third-party professional

valuable input and

experiences sans the

emotional attachments

3. Bring in outside help

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

agedcareaustralia.gov.au

homeinstead.com.au

Conduct careful research to

reassure parents

4. Research your options

Use specific signs of problems of

seniors as backing proof to raise

safety concerns and suggest

additional assistance

Free consultation are available at

most professional caregiving services

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

5. Explain how a service will make it possible to remain

independence longer in his or her own home

Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Care

All planning must involved seniors

The final decision must come

from seniors, as long as they

have sounded mind

Unilateral decision is accepted

only when the senior is suffering

from dementia or Alzheimer’s

6. Respect your parent’s decision

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