Kimberly JohnsonHealthy Boundaries When Caregiving
Healthy Boundaries When Caregiving Caregiving is a selfless job. You provide support to someone who desperately needs it from you. You give, give, give and give some more. However, when does that giving get to be too much? When does the giving cross boundaries? Healthy Boundaries When Caregiving Why Crossing Boundaries Is Bad The reason crossing boundaries is bad is because it can burn someone out quickly. This can make them overly tired, grumpy, and resentful. It can also lead to illness. Usually, this is because the person puts the other person’s needs before his/her own. This just leads them to
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Jeff DaileyHow the ‘Uber Economy’ May Threaten Assisted Living
How the ‘Uber Economy’ May Threaten Assisted Living The so-called ‘Uber economy’ has created controversy about what the future of various industries will look like—the senior living sector included. How the ‘Uber Economy’ May Threaten Assisted Living Companies such as Uber, Instacart and TaskRabbit now offer alternatives to past ways of offering senior-oriented services, consequently transforming how the older demographic accomplishes everyday tasks, The Washington Post reported. “I’m all for all these newfangled things that make life easier,” 88-year-old Sally Lindover told the Post. Lindover uses Instacart, which grocery shops for its users, and rents out her apartment’s second bedroom using Airbnb. “I like
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Live in Companions for Seniors Live In Caregivers at Home Many aging seniors are not willing to leave home for an assisted living placement. Often, a health crisis must occur before they agree to placement. We cannot blame them; home is their security and freedom. Home is a familiar place where they feel comfort and joy. Naturally, when we give them choices, whether to live in an assisted home community or stay at their home by themselves, they choose the latter. Live-in Companionship However, when children have their own lives to live, leaving aging seniors by themselves creates worry and stress.
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Better Ways to Help a Senior as a Caregiver I was speaking to a client the other day who was quite frustrated with her elderly mother. She can see her mother is having a difficult time making decisions, but when she tries to help, her mother becomes upset. This then can lead to an argument that keeps them from talking for days. When they finally do start talking, there’s an awkwardness. This can then sometimes lead to another argument that ends up causing the relationship to suffer. As I was talking to this particular client, I realized that it wasn’t
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Managing Caregiver Stress The work that goes into being a primary caregiver for a sick or elderly family member is very difficult, and the number of Canadian caregivers feeling distressed, upset or even depressed has nearly doubled in the last few years. Managing Caregiver Stress According to the Huffington Post, 33 percent of folks who provided care for a loved one at home had feelings of depression, stress, anger or anxiety in 2013-14, but in 2008-09, just 16 percent of caregivers reported those same feelings. Recognizing how negative side effects may manifest themselves is important for identifying caregiver stress. There are also a number of
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