Susanne: Tell us a little about Denmark's medical system and your particular practice.
Ron -- Ron Carson MHS, OT ----- Original Message ----- From: susanne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subj: [OTlist] How Would YOU Treat This Patient? s> "Ron Carson" wrote, in two parts: s> s> ...........even if the >> daughter voiced a desire to see change in her mother, >> insurance limitations do not allow me to address the >> daughter's needs, only the patients. s> .................... >> Yes, I believe that some family's actually desire to >> take care of their members. Or at least they see it as >> their obligation. s> Agreed - what I would like to address is prevention of caregiver s> burn-out - a well known issue here. When the diagnosis is dementia, s> there's often services available like respite care - could be in s> house ("sitting") or otherwise - by private organizations or s> otherwise. For "just" physical disability this might be more s> difficult to find, but offering help with finding it would to me be s> an OT intervention in the line of prevention and compensation. s> Also, the caregiver might need to know what to do if she ie got s> sick/hospitalized -> more peace of mind for both. s> Warmly s> susanne, denmark s> -- s> Options? s> www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com s> Archive? s> www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] -- Options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
