In Home Care Palos Verdes CA: Balancing a Loved One’s
Needs With Your Own
In Home Care: Balancing a Loved One’s Needs With Your Own
When you’re a caregiver, finding time to take care of your own health can be challenging — but
doing so will help both you...
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In Home Care Palos Verdes CA: Balancing a Loved One’s
Needs With Your Own
In Home Care: Balancing a Loved One’s Needs With Your Own
When you’re a caregiver, finding time to take care of your own health can be challenging — but
doing so will help both you and your loved one.
By Krisha McCoy, MS
Do you provide assistance for an older person who needs care? People of all ages can be
caregivers, but it is very common for older people to become caregivers to their spouses or
other loved ones, and – too often – they begin to neglect their own health at an age when they
should really be paying more attention to it.
Caregiving is both mentally and physically stressful, and caregivers are considered to be at
increased risk for physical health problems and depression.
If you are a caregiver in your senior
years, it is even more important that you take care of your own health.
The Health Effects of Caregiving
Whether caring for an ailing spouse or another loved one, many caregivers become so
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