Support and Respite Care for the Family Caregiver

Visiting Angels Home Care Presents: Support and Care for the Family Caregiver

Have you ever woken up and truly asked yourself if you were able to get through the day? Has your task list completely overwhelmed you? Between caring for your family, working your job, and taking care of yourself, it can be challenging to balance all you’re dealing with. Over 60 million people are facing the same challenges as you. The most important thing to remember is that what you are doing is really important and that you’re truly doing a great job.

While medications improve and increase life expectancy for millions of Americans, the number of family caregivers also increase. Family members need to support and recognize the work accomplished by family caregivers

Becoming a family caregiver is scary, here are some advice on how to prepare yourself for your near future:

• Prepare Yourself: No one is able to get up off the couch and run a marathon, right? Well it is the same as you prepare to be a caregiver. Research your family members illness so you know what to expect in the near future, which will help to lower your anxiety. Also have a list of questions for the doctors when you go to the appointments with your senior loved ones.
• Help is Out There: No one is ever out in the world alone, there are over 60 million people that you can talk to. Look online or locally for a support group that enables you to talk or ask questions.
• Request Support: The first step of becoming the best family caregiver that you can be is knowing your limitations. Once you reach your limitations, you should always ask for help from other family members or friends for help.

Day to day activities are tiring enough, but adding in taking care of your senior loved ones will make it even harder. Dividing up tasks for family and friends to help you is always an option. Looking for help from family and friends can help you get along for a while before the professional caregivers are able to begin services

After family and friends can no longer provide respite care, Visiting Angels Respite Care will be at your door to help you out immediately. Visiting Angels respite care services deliver exactly what you need at the right time. We make sure your senior loved one gets what they need so that they are able to live happily and independently at home.

We hope you’ll consider hiring a professional agency such as ours to take some weight of your shoulders. Until that time we have the following tips to keep your stress levels down:

• Writing down your feelings and emotions in a journal is a good place to release stress
• Do not forget about your own health and safety!
• Always have a support group on hand so you have someone to fall back on
• Make sure you make time for just yourself. Do  this by writing down a list of things you need to accomplish before you forget them
• Having a healthy lifestyle is important as well, this means a healthy diet and exercise regularly
• Do not forget to sleep, sleep is the most important part about being healthy. Aim to get 8 hours of sleep each day

Contact Visiting Angels respite care with any questions or concerns you may have about professional home care in Sacramento, CA!