When it becomes clear that a family member requires care, it can be a daunting position to. Too often, when faced with this prospect, families tend to allow one family member to take the lead
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Six General Strategies for the “Newbie” Adult Caregiver
It doesn’t matter whether the caregiver role was thrust upon you without much warning or you have slowly slid into it. Either way, the role of adult caregiver can be rather overwhelming, causing feelings of isolation, anxiety, sadness, trepidation, frustration and even resentment. These feelings are normal and not at all uncommon and you can [...]
Agency versus Private Health Care – Pros and Cons
When people start out giving care to a sick family member, they usually assume that they will be able to handle the responsibility on their own and on an ongoing basis. In reality, however, this is seldom the case. Often, people who require care deteriorate in their health, and as time passes, more and more [...]
Sharing the Caregiving Role
When a parent becomes incapable of caring for themselves what role should the children play in their care? Too often, the burden of looking after that parent falls on the shoulders of a single child, no matter how many siblings there are. Research has shown that the oldest daughter in a family is the person [...]
Finding the Right Caregiver for a Loved One
Caregiving can be such a tricky topic to discuss with a loved one who has had medical issues or simply just cannot do all of the things they want to do any more. When you notice that your loved one is not taking care of their own needs as well as they have in the [...]
