Alzheimer's Blogging:

I thought we could talk about Informed Consent. Your loved one should have choices about their health care. They should have a say if they want CPR- and any Life Support.

We had talked to my father in law before he got to far gone in his Alzheimer's. He decided he wanted to die naturally. He didn't want us to prolong his life. No feeding tubes or vents. When we went to the hospital with him we would have to have the papers on us that he had signed that we had power of attorney for his medical.

There is a great video on Informed Consent, Antipsychotics & Dementia on Alzheimer's Weekly.

http://www.alzheimersweekly.com/Weekly_Videos/informed-consent-antipsychotics-%26-dementia-a801.html

I hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Marie Fostino
Alzheimer's A Caretakers Journal
Seaboard Press An Imprint of James A Rock Pub., Co.
http://www.mariefostino.com/
http://www.marefostino.blogspot.com/