Caregiving 101

Family caregiving during the holiday season, especially for an elder parent, can bring a mix of joy and challenges. Christmas, a time traditionally associated with togetherness, often highlights underlying tensions between siblings as caregiving responsibilities are distributed unevenly. Differences in perspectives, financial contributions, or perceived effort can lead to feelings of resentment or guilt. Coordinating […]

Part 2 focus on how to conserve your energy. How will you react when other family or friends offer help and how to ask others to help with caregiving responsibilities. It’s good to remember the word P A C E: Patience; altered reality; Compassionate Care; Empower Yourself. What do family/home-based caregivers need most? Listen to

It is very important to take care of yourself during a caregiving situation. Disease may manifest even years after a traumatic event. We start to delve deeper into the Family Caregiver’ profile.

We’ve already cover 2 of the six stages on the caregiving journey and we are now in stage 3 and 4 –you miss your own life which seems to have disappeared, and you sometimes cannot recognise yourself. This can be the time that you realise that as a family caregiver you’re in this situation way

In this stage you will discover you have more duties as a family caregiver. You must visit more regularly, and your responsibilities increase with more demanding illnesses. What is your capacity and how will you handle overwhelming situations? How can the Health care system assist you and what resources can you use to make life

What is Family Caregiving? It is the act of offering (usually) unpaid help and support to a family member who suffers from a physical, psychological, developmental or cognitive disability. It happens at different stages of life and involve family members with diverse relationships to the person receiving care. Family caregivers could discover that they just