John raises a number of questions about his own initial analysis:
JOHN'S QUESTIONS |
| 1. Is it really the case that my mother would be obliged to stay home
alone if the stay at home option is chosen? Would the state pay for some home help? What about other friends or relatives - are there really none available? |
| 2 Is it really the case that my mother would stridently object to
staying in hospital given that she has had a serious fall? Has she changed her mind? Does she want the last "last summer" option as much as me? How can I find out what she really wants? |
| 3. How well am I able to look after my mother is she stays at home alone?
What are her needs and how well can I provide for them? What is my mother's medical condition really like? How dangerous is it for her to be away from the hospital? What things might happen to her and how likely are they? |
| 4. Should I broach with my mother that she has to go to a chronic care
unit. Am I the best person to do this? Might not a more neutral party be better able to broach this topic? |
| 5. Do I really know better than the medical authorities about my ability
to cope? What are the medical staff's motivations for what they are saying? Why would all the different medical staff want to mislead him? Are the medical staff giving advice independently of each other or have they colluded? If they might mislead him does John have any other authorities he can get independent opinions from? |
| 6. Is the hospital such a bad place and need it be? Could I improve my mother's experience of the hospital? |
| 7. What additional care could I provide if she were to stay at home? What does I mean by this? What more could I do than I did before? How much time would I have available for looking after my mother at home? |
| 8. Are there places other than the hospital or my home that my mother could stay in while she is waiting for the chronic care place? |
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