Senior Care in Boerne: When You Feel Guilty Asking For Help
As the primary caregiver to an aging parent or loved one, you may find yourself overwhelmed yet feeling a sense of guilt about asking for help. Our senior care at Visiting Angels® Boerne is all too familiar with this situation, and we’d like to offer some advice for overcoming this guilt, which is entirely undeserved.
First, the most helpful thing you can do is examine the faulty reasoning behind your guilt, which all originally stemmed from good intentions.
Two Common Unfounded Ideas of Caregiver Guilt
It’s your duty to take care of your loved one and wrong to offload your responsibilities. The idea that it is your duty to take care of your loved one is born out of love. However, asking for help is not something that is selfish or frivolous. It is absolutely understandable that as your loved one’s needs increase, you are going to need help.
By taking care of yourself, you are also able to provide better care for your loved one. Having a professional caregiver assist you, means you can even spend more quality time with your aging mom or dad and not just rushing to complete tasks.
You shouldn’t do anything to upset your loved one and the idea of an outside caregiver is upsetting for them. This is a common situation we see as well. First, if the cost of upsetting them a little in the short term means they receive better care in the long run, the right choice is clear.
Second, professional caregivers are trained to be sensitive to your loved one’s justified fear of newcomers in their home. Remember, they are aware on some level that they truly are more vulnerable than they used to be. Recognize and validate this fear.
At Visiting Angels Boerne, we find it helps our aging clients to know that our caregivers have all undergone a comprehensive background screening process in addition to our extensive interviews. We look for candidates with senior care experience, including specialty care and personality traits such as empathy, patience, and respect.
About Our Senior Care in Boerne
At Visiting Angels Boerne, we’re proud to be a locally owned and operated senior care provider. Because we are local, we are readily available to your family when you need us–even on short notice.
We offer hourly rates with flexible payment options and care that is personalized to your specific needs. In general, we can assist your loved one with an extremely wide range of tasks, such as:
- Medication reminders
- Meal preparation
- Dignified bathing, grooming, and dressing
- Incontinence issues
- Company and safe transportation to local appointments and more
- Mobility
- Weekend, overnight, or 24/7 care
- And much more
Our Senior Care Service Area
We’re honored to serve families throughout Boerne, San Antonio, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, Fair Oaks Ranch, Bulverde, and the surrounding area.
For more information about how our senior care can help you and your loved one enjoy a greater quality of life, please reach out to Visiting Angels Boerne today.