It’s never fun when your elderly mother wants constant attention. Should you try to meet her wishes or is it time to pull back?
Caregiving
The Benefits of Having a Live-In Caregiver at Home
Deciding to have a live-in caregiver can be difficult. You are giving up a lot of your independence and inviting someone into your home to help take care of you. However, there are many reasons for having a live-in caregiver that needs to be considered before making a final decision. For example, one of the […]
Why You Must Be Cautious with Poor Caregiving Advice
People love giving advice, they really do. And often, this doesn’t come in the form of a friendly suggestion, but as a surprisingly demanding should. Caregivers often bear the brunt of this so-called pattern, often getting pretty poor caregiving advice in the process. Perhaps you’ve been told that you should visit your aging mother more […]
How to Survive Spouse Caregiver Loneliness
Becoming your spouse’s caregiver can be a lonely and difficult road, more so than other types of caregiving. Part of the problem is that you’re not just taking on the added challenges of being a caregiver. You may also be losing key parts of who you and your partner were. Some aspects of your relationship […]
Caregiving Is Not Rewarding. It’s A Journey Like No Other.
Caregiving is not rewarding. There. I’ve said it. That might sound like a strange sentiment, as there are certainly positive aspects to caregiving. We’ve talked about them at various points on this blog and many other authors have done the same. However, the line that caregiving is rewarding is getting old. Very old. Far too […]
The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Professional Caregiver
As seniors become more dependent on others for their basic needs, family and friends often take on various caregiving duties. These may start simply, like with rides to the doctor or help with paying bills. Perhaps the neighbor regularly volunteers to cut their grass or shovel snow. Later, families may find themselves helping with making […]