5 Questions You Might Field as a Family Caregiver Providing Homecare for a Loved One
People in your life may start to ask you pointed questions once they realize you’re a family caregiver providing homecare for a loved one. Some of those questions might give you pause and stump you for a minute as to how you should answer.
Homecare Upper Darby PA – 5 Questions You Might Field as a Family Caregiver Providing Homecare for a Loved One
Why Make the Sacrifice?
Many people don’t understand that providing homecare for a loved one isn’t a sacrifice for most family caregivers. You’re giving some things up, of course, but not because you’re being put through a guilt trip. It’s important for the people who care about you to understand that you’re doing this because you love your elderly loved one and you want to help take care of her.
Don’t You Miss Having a Real Life?
Many people who ask this sort of question believe that you’re giving up all of the good things in your life in order to care for your loved one. To some extent, this might be somewhat accurate. But if you’re giving up everything, you’re not allowing yourself time to recharge. Make it a point to have time to yourself so that you can embrace your own life, too.
Wouldn’t Your Loved One Be Better off in a Nursing Home?
Some people don’t understand why you want to help your loved one age in place, in her own home. There are a lot of different reasons this can be best for your loved one. If your loved one can stay at home, that’s usually the better choice for her. Should her health dictate it, however, a nursing home might be one of the choices you’re forced to consider.
Does Your Loved One Even Recognize You?
If your loved one has memory issues or Alzheimer’s disease, it might be very accurate that your loved one doesn’t recognize you. That doesn’t make what you do for her any less helpful or loving. You may still want to be your loved one’s primary caregiver, no matter whether you’re introducing yourself every day or not.
Why Are You So Tired All the Time?
Many people who have never been a family caregiver don’t understand the physical toll it can take on your body. You may also not be getting enough sleep, either due to your loved one’s health issues or because you’re perpetually worried about your loved one. if you’re having extreme difficulty sleeping, it’s worth talking to your doctor to try finding a solution.
Some people who ask you these types of questions don’t realize how they might hit you. Take this as an opportunity to educate them about caregiving.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Homecare Services in Upper Darby PA, please contact the caring staff at True Direct Home Health Care today.
Doc, as he is called by everyone - staff, patients and clients - first experienced home health care and hospice care while as a colleg student at King's College as he cared for his mother every day while she first battled COPD and then lung cancer. It was during this time that he came to understand that caring for a patient was more than just clinical expertise.
"Admittedly, my strongest attribute is my communication skills and the simple fact that I love to help people. Even the smallest thing you can do for someone really can mean so much to them long term. In fact, it could change them forever. That's what providing quality personal home health care should be all about."
In his spare time, he cooks for homeless shelters and children's music and arts events. He also is highly involved in his local youth sports soccer academy as a coach and Board member.
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