Tips For Finding a Work-Life Balance as a Family Caregiver
What is the work-life balance? It’s defined as the balance between your work responsibilities and your personal life. If you are not experiencing a beneficial work-life balance as a family caregiver, you risk becoming stressed and burned out.
What can you do to ensure you find a beneficial work-life balance? Here are some of the tips that can help.
Learn to Say No
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You may want to try to help everyone, but if your dad’s care needs are already stressing you out, you need to say no. Suppose your dad has a doctor’s appointment, and your brother asks you if you can pick up his packages since you’ll be out. If you don’t have time, tell him that.
You’re taking your dad out shopping today. Your sister asks you to pick up her grocery order since you’re going to be there. You really don’t have the space in your trunk. Make sure you’re honest. Don’t just agree if it’s going to cause hardship.
At the same time, you have to learn where you must sacrifice time with your dad, too. Your boss asks you to attend an essential training session. You consider calling in sick to help your dad that day, but it’s important to your career. Don’t put your dad first when you don’t have to. A home care aide could cover for you for the day.
Take Time for Self-Care
Self-care is so important. Don’t ignore your own needs while you’re caring for your dad. You’re overdue for a doctor’s check-up. Prioritize that. Keep up with your medical and dental appointments.
Your friends want to get together after work on Friday. You usually go to your dad’s home and are about to say now. Your needs for socialization are important. Get someone to spend time with your dad and go out with your friends.
Prioritize time for yourself, too. Spend one night a week at home doing things you love. Play a game, complete a fitness routine, or read a book.
Reach Out for Help
Are you feeling overwhelmed? It’s time to ask for help. Don’t let your pride keep you from admitting you’ve taken on too much. If you’re not taking at least one day off per week, you need to change that.
Talk to your family members and see if anyone is free to help out. If not, it’s time to look into home care services for your dad.
When you’re juggling several responsibilities, stop and focus on yourself. Your dad’s care needs do not have to go ignored if you take the time to arrange home care.
Home care aides can help your dad with different activities each day, leaving you time to take care of yourself. Reach out to an advisor to get started.
If you or an aging loved one are considering Home Care Havertown, 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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