Caregivers can sometimes be the victim of abuse at the hands of those in their care. This is a potentially volatile situation for both parties. Some people feel shame when they cannot take care of elderly family members, so the nurse could suggest the possibility of professional hospice instead of home hospice. This could be safer and lead to better outcomes for all. The elderly patient may need sedatives or antipsychotic medications that go beyond what the adult child can provide at home. In fact, offering IM drugs would be inappropriate. Law enforcement intervention is inappropriate and would likely result in forced institutionalizing. While hospice is intended for people with less than six months to live, this is still too long to ask the caregiver to endure abusive behavior.