I'm proud that the state of Oklahoma has stepped up and is leading the way in efforts to help family caregivers provide better care for their loved ones.
You may have heard about the recent enactment of the CARE Act, the Oklahoma Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable Act. The three main points of the law will:
Require a hospital or rehabilitation facility to record the name of the family caregiver when a loved one is admitted for treatment.
Require the family caregiver to be notified if a loved one is going to be discharged to another facility or released to their home.
Require hospitals and rehabilitation facilities to provide explanations and in-person instruction about medical tasks that the family caregiver will need to provide at home, such as transferring a person out of their wheelchair, giving them medications or caring for wounds.
This is a massive way to help family caregivers from Edmond to Yukon to Moore stay up-to-date with the care their loved one is receiving. After all, in many instances, the caregiver doesn't always attend every doctor's appointment or therapy session.
The Oklahoma CARE Act will help family caregivers ensure quality treatment for their parent, spouse, or grandparents and will perhaps allow some older adults to remain living in their own home (age-in-place) for a longer period of time.
As a Certified Senior Housing Professional (a real estate agent in Oklahoma City who specializes in working with older adults and their family caregivers) my job is about more than simply selling an Oklahoma house for an older adult. My task is to advise seniors and their families on all of their senior housing options. If that means they can stay in their own home longer, then awesome.
The Oklahoma CARE Act goes a long way toward helping elders and relieving the large levels of stress on family caregivers.
If you're an older adult and need advice on the many complexities of selling an Oklahoma City house late-in-life or if you're a family caregiver who requires assistance in selling a family home for your loved one and arranging for their move to new housing, please feel free to contact me for advice on senior housing options and how best to proceed.
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