Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 1: How to Know
When we Need a Break in Hawthorne CA
Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 1: How to Know When we Need a Break
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
Caregivers can get so caught up in daily...
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Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 1: How to Know
When we Need a Break in Hawthorne CA
Taking a Vacation from Caregiving – Part 1: How to Know When we Need a Break
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
Caregivers can get so caught up in daily tasks and obligations that they don’t even notice that
the ongoing stress of caregiving may be causing them physical and emotional problems.
How
do caregivers stay tuned in to their bodies, minds and spirits, so they know when we need a
break? Often a short vacation from the responsibilities of caregiving can be helpful to both the
caregiver and the care receiver.
Whether you are giving care to your elder in their home, your home or have some other
arrangement, caregiving is a full-time job.
Even when you aren’t giving direct care, running
errands or slogging through health insurance red tape, you have your elder’s needs on your
mind.
Will he fall again? Will she remember her medications on time? Will they eat decently?
While most of
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