As a society we must determine what our ethical responsibility is to those whose physical and mental impairments make it impossible for them to provide for themselves. Many government agencies have been created in an effort to address this responsibility but, as many Alzheimer families have found, the resources available at this time are limited.
Is it necessary that a family be reduced to poverty before we, as a society, are willing to assist? One family that we interviewed had been forced to divorce in order to obtain the benefits necessary to maintain their household and still meet the health care expenses. Homes are frequently sold and retirement benefits are quickly exhausted. These issues are before our government and the wider public, but their resolution has not yet been accomplished.
Despite the acknowledged limitations in available support, there are programs designed to assist caregivers in their search for social services. Virginia A. Seelbach and Wayne C. Seelbach guide caregivers toward those who can help.
Finding The Right Services
It is essential to know how to access programs available for the neurologically impaired. Whenever problems emerge with any elderly person, the local Area Agency on Aging is the very best place to obtain initial information about services available in your community. While not a provider of direct services, it can very effectively serve a brokerage function of assessing needs and identifying appropriate and available resources. Since there is a local Area Agency on Aging available in every community in the United States, there is immediate access to information regarding community resources that can aid the elderly in general and victims of Alzheimer’s disease in particular. To contact your Area Agency on Aging, check your telephone directory under “Area Agency on Aging” in the white pages, or “Social Services” in the yellow pages.
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