Older Adult Refusing To Go To the Doctor? Try These 5 Expert Tips

#015 - You care about your older loved one so much and for some reason, they're just not listening to you and your pleas for them to go to the doctor. You try and you try, but nothing you say is convincing your older loved one that whatever is going on in their body is worth checking out. 

In today's episode of the Psychology of Aging Podcast, I share 5 strategies for helping your older loved one to go to the doctor when they're refusing. 

Here's a peak inside the episode:

• [03:05] If your older loved one is refusing to go to the doctor and you're really worried,  you may find yourself being demanding or pushy. If so, consider changing how you approach your older loved one. 
• [04:32] Taking the time to see where your older loved one is coming from may help to reveal some important health care issues. 
• [07:27] The third strategy might actually be a win:win and expand your older loved one's care network.
• [09:32] We all have preferences for whom we wish to talk about our medical or mental health concerns. Do you know what your older loved one's preferences actually are? The fourth strategy will help. 
• [12:00] You may not like this fifth strategy, but it may be just what your older loved one needs to come around. 
• [13:53] There are some acute medical situations that cannot wait for your older loved one to schedule an appointment with their doctor. Learn more here.
  

By the end of this episode, you'll have strategies for communicating more effectively with your older loved one, increasing the chance they'll go to the doctor, and making your relationship even stronger.

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