How Can I Convince My Elderly Parent to See an Eye Doctor?
There are many elderly Americans who are reluctant to get medical attention for a number of reasons, many of them not justified by the facts. It’s their fears and emotions that may be getting in the way of obtaining needed eye care. If you’re helping an elderly parent or family member and you know they need medical or eye care Houman Ahdieh, MD but they’re reluctant or unwilling to get it, here are some things to think about. Is the person mentally competent? Whether because of some form of dementia, psychological issues or due to the side effects of medications, the person may be incapable of making health care decisions for themselves. If they are seeing physician inform him or her of the problem and try to get their help. Unless you’re the agent on a health care power of attorney or the person has signed a release, the doctor probably won’t tell you much because of privacy issues, but that doesn’t stop you from letting the doctor know what’s going on at home. If you genuinely th...