Re: Foster Care For The Elderly
It is very different fostering children you are not unless they are very small expected to do things you may need to do to an elderly person. I looked after elderly relatives and it's not easy I always thought give me two or three nieces and nephews to look after they are a breeze in comparison to older people.Re: Foster Care For The Elderly
My daughter and youngest granddaughter have a real soft spot for elderly people and always have (not sure why to be honest) and neither are particularly fond of children so fostering an elderly person would be more up their street. I do think that the elderly with mental health issues should not be fostered (I have known people looking after elderly relatives who have dementia and it really wore them down and that could, I suppose, lead to abuse).Re: Foster Care For The Elderly
I think its a great idea for the more agile and with it elderly person who should be allowed to meet and choose the family as much as the family can... meetings held for a few times before minds are made up and the ability to stop the arrange for both sides if its mot working .Re: Foster Care For The Elderly
It could work IF enough training, support for the fostering family and monitoring were put in place. On the other hand the cynic in me asks, is this a way of getting cheap care for the elderly and vulnerable? £224 is a lot less than Local Authorities have to pay to Care Homes.
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