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Caring Workplace Monthly Article: January 2006
Now that the Holidays are
over, where do I turn to help my loved one?
For many of us, the holiday season is a time we share by celebrating life with our family and loved ones. The holidays are also be a time when families join together to discuss the difficult decisions about finding care for their older relative. While visiting your parent you may have noticed some warning signs that suggest some action should be taken.
We have spent the last month exploring our own holiday traditions with our family and possibly realizing that our loved ones need more attention then they required the previous year. People formerly labeled as mothers, daughters, sisters and wives, or fathers, sons, brothers and husbands have know picked up the role of the family caregiver. Add to this role the responsibilities of work, their own family and outside social activities and friendships, many caregivers will be embarking on a new role this upcoming year. Integrating these new responsibilities into already busy lives, the caregiver can quickly become over-committed and forget about themselves and their needs. Forgetting to take care of themselves, sometimes until it’s almost too late, the result can be burnout, complete emotional exhaustion and a sense of uselessness. Caregivers adapting this new role, must do so while not forgetting their own needs. There is a wide variety of options for families who are planning for the future of their aging loved one. Contacting an Eldercare Specialist to help is the first step in the right direction to design an effective, practical plan. Other community resources can then be identified, including escort transportation, medication management, home care, and minor home repair. Planning for the future today will help to ensure many happy holidays for years to come. For more information, please call (314) 802-6201 or visit www.caringworkplace.com. St. Andrew’s At-Home Services is a not-for profit division of St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors, an Episcopal-Presbyterian organization serving older adults and their families since 1961.
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