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Q A while back there was a question related to how much information an agency can share with family members about the care they were providing for the mother.
I would like a bit more information about that, because I really don’t understand what the big deal is. If we, as family members, aren’t told about things that are not going well for our parents, how will we know?
(From a daughter in De Forest)
A I really appreciate these kinds of questions, because I think there is a lot of confusion about the roles different entities play in regard to elder support.
I also acknowledge the variety of interpretations of “privacy matters” within the various supportive organizations. So let’s try and break this down and give you some rationale behind these actions.