In our experience, stress is one the most common caregiver concerns. It is a critical issue because unmanaged stress puts you at risk for burnout. Common “care for the caregiver” advice usually includes exercise, good nutrition, maintaining social life, asking for help, and setting limits. While these are important, we think three other techniques are [read more…]
Burnout
Canadian Caregiver Study: Caregivers At Risk for Burn Out
Caregivers should take note of two studies recently released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.One of those studies, “Supporting Informal Caregivers-The Heart of Home Care”, looked at more than 130,000 seniors (age 65 and older) who received publicly funded care at home in 2007-2008. Almost all of those also relied on close family–a spouse [read more…]
Supporting One Parent Caregiving the Other
Adult children who are trying to support either a mother or father who is caregiving for the other parent are in a situation which has some unique aspects. They may become upset at the caregiver parent’s actions, but not know what it means or how to help. Sometimes it seems like there are conflicting demands–who [read more…]
