Advice for Home Care Financing

Thinking about future care

It is a good idea for a person suffering with dementia to think about future care. They should think about the treatment and care that they should like to receive when dementia progresses.

Recording these wishes while the person still has the capacity means that their wishes are likely to be followed. It allows them to have control of their care and treatment later on in life if needed. 

An advance decision to refuse treatment is something that allows someone to refuse certain types of medical treatment in certain situations. 

In England and Wales they are legally binding, meaning that a doctor must follow these instructions. In Scotland advanced decisions are not legally binding but they are likely to be followed. 

An advance state of wishes allows someone to record how they would like to be looked after and cared for after they can no longer make decisions of this nature. 

This can cover non-medical matters like beliefs and food preferences and where they would like to be looked after. This isn't legally blinding but it should be taken into account by health and social care professionals.

Thinking about future care is very important. It allows the person suffering with dementia to have a choice as to what happens to them, a choice that we are all entitled to make. Discussing this topic with them and writing their wishes down will help them greatly in the future. 

Please explore our website more where we have more information for carers and people suffering with dementia that may be of interest to you.  Find out more about respite care services in London.

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