Tag: resuscitation

Now Disabled Youngsters asked ‘Shall we let you die?’

It’s not only older people who are being visited at home and asked where they want to die and whether they want to be resuscitated

September 17, 2014

Nurses visit elderly at home and ask, Do you want us to let you die?

No-one wants to go into hospital, especially older people who can feel disoriented and fearful. They are as keen as the NHS to avoid crisis

August 20, 2014

Louise Morse

Louise Morse MA (CBT) is media and external relations manager for the Pilgrims’ Friend Society. She is a writer and speaker, and author of books on issues of old age, including dementia, published by Lion Monarch and SPCK. She is a cognitive behavioural therapist, and her Masters’ dissertation examined the effects of caring for a loved one with dementia on close relatives.