How To Keep Working as a Family Caregiver
When your parents get old, you may want to take on the responsibility of caring for them. Many seniors choose to age in place or move in with their adult children rather than going to a nursing home. This is a wonderful choice, and your mom or dad can thrive with your help. Unfortunately, many […]
7 Tips to Help Family Caregivers Balance Careers and Caregiving
Juggling caregiving and a career is no easy task at all. Often family caregivers find themselves stretched beyond their limits trying to get everything done. With the help of understanding employers, home care assistance, and a solid care plan, family caregivers can find the balance that works for them. Talk to Employers There are sometimes […]
How Can Family Caregivers Navigate Overwhelm While Caring for Seniors?
Family caregivers are a vital part of the entire caregiving process, but it’s extremely easy for them to become overwhelmed by everything that needs to be handled. Balancing all of the needs seniors face as they age and their health worsens is not easy to do. Having a care plan that takes family caregivers into […]
Emotional Wellness Month: Self-Care is Essential for Family Caregivers
October is Emotional Wellness Month, a time to consider how well you’re taking care of your emotional health. If you’re caring for a senior with Alzheimer’s disease, your stress level can be at an all-time high. It’s time to find ways to de-stress and focus on self-care, as well as how Alzheimer’s care can play […]
Self-Care Awareness Month: Do These Six Things to De-Stress
Self-care is all about taking care of your physical, mental, and emotional health, but it’s also something that family caregivers overlook. You feel it’s most important to focus on the things your dad needs, but you risk burning out. Spend September’s Self-Care Awareness Month making sure you do these six things to de-stress each day. […]
4 Ways Family Caregivers Can Deal With Stress
When you have a senior parent that has Alzheimer’s, you are going to be dealing with a lot of stress. In addition to dealing with the stress that comes from trying to physically care for your senior parent you’ll also have the stress of your family, kids, job, and other obligations. An you will have […]
Take Time to Yourself During Stress Awareness Month
What are some of the biggest stressors in your life? The rising cost of things like electricity, food, and heating fuel is stressing 87% of people who responded to an American Institute of Stress survey. Seventy-eight percent reported the pandemic caused significant stress. Watching an aging parent struggle with daily activities is another source. When […]
What Is the Role of Family Caregivers in Home Care?
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What Are the Benefits of Respite Care for Family Caregivers?
Being a family caregiver is a complex situation. No matter how much you want to be there for every need your senior has, you’re only one person and may not be able to keep up with the demands of caregiving on your time and your energy. That’s when it’s time to lean on elder care […]
Self-Care Tips That Family Caregivers Can’t Ignore
You take care of your mom, but are you taking care of yourself too? Many family caregivers skip the things they need and focus solely on their parents, and that’s never a good idea. It leads to burnout. It’s time to take care of yourself, and that’s what self-care is. It’s doing things that help […]
