What is Eldercare Facilitated Dialogue & Shared Decision Making?
Eldercare mediation (see above) is about dialogue and decision-making; it can also be referred to as Facilitated Shared Decision-Making. Facilitated Dialogue and Shared Decision Making is an alternative to help families work together meaningfully and productively. With the help of a trained professional mediator facilitator, family members engage in meaningful conversation, share information and perspectives, obtain outside medical and emotional and social evaluations as requested, explore and evaluate options, and develop workable solutions through a process that promotes open and positive communication. The facilitator is a trained mediator and neutral that does not offer advice, but instead offers structure for a productive conversation. The facilitator believes that each family is unique and knows best what solutions will work for their family as a whole. For families in conflict or simply wanting help through a transition, eldercare facilitated dialogue and shared decision-making
