NOTES FROM LIVING AS A CLOSE CARER WITH AN ELDERLY PARENT - CASE STUDY AND OBSERVATIONS

Despite there have been many research and case studies on elderly parents, still there isscarcity of cases from close family members who are living and working, besides giving close carer. This case study shows the type of intervention done with a live case of an elderly parent that needed focused efforts to optimise both cognitive alertness and ensure the quality of life. The case shows how the carer could play a role in improving the quality of life of the elderly parent. The attempts are shown in the case study emphasise the use of different methods that would make the elderly parent be capable of solving problems and be involved with creative activities while maintaining their functionality without the dependence on drug. The implication of this paper could open a new line of studies from close carers of elderly parents and could mitigate lots of risks of the quality of life of our loved ones; besides it might be a wakeup call for our future generations.