Burning Out Caring for a Family Member Is a Clear Sign Home Care Should Be Talked About
If you’ve never been a family caregiver, or have never been one for more than a few days at a time, you may not fully understand or appreciate just how challenging the job is.
Sure, you may know a little bit about it, have a taste, but you probably didn’t experience the deep level of stress, worry, doubt, fear, and frustration that can cause.
It is easy to burnout as a family caregiver. Even though you might be caring for your spouse, whom you’ve been married two for 40 or 50 years, or maybe an aging parent who lives just down the street, this causes stress.
Prolonged stress can lead to anxiety. It can also cause a person to completely burn out.
Home Care Services in Bryn Mawr PA: Burning Out
What happens when somebody burns out as a caregiver?
They often stop caring as they should. They may even overlook some critical warning signs or indicators that something isn’t quite right. They might make mistakes, overlook something cooking in the kitchen, or that they left without helping the seniors take their medications.
When you burn out as a family caregiver, your focus is diminished. That just doesn’t happen when caring for the senior, either. It happens in every other aspect of your life, too.
That might include your personal relationships, your job, or even when behind the wheel during rush hour traffic. All of this can lead to serious mishaps.
When you are burned out, talk about home care.
You might’ve taken on the role and responsibility of a family caregiver out of a sense of duty and responsibility. That is certainly noble, but not necessary.
Not when you recognize home care is right there, ready to serve. Through an agency, you can find an experienced, dedicated professional to step in and care for this aging senior in your life.
Plus, when you hire through an agency, you will find the flexibility of scheduling. That means you can still be a caregiver for this family member, but have somebody to support you when you need it most.
It’s best not to wait until you are completely burned out before talking about home care.
Discuss hiring home care as soon as you realize the value it delivers. Even though you may not be burned out right now, you are likely experiencing some stress in your life.
That is only going to build and get more challenging to deal with. When you talk about home care, and you hire through an agency, you can have somebody support the senior for a couple of hours one day a week to start.
What better way to help them see the value it truly can provide? And, what better way to help you get much-needed time to step away and deal with the stress you’re feeling?
If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Home Care Services in Bryn Mawr PA, please contact the friendly staff at Suma Home Care.
Call today: (484) 206-4544
Ibrahim recently completed a Professional Certificate in Management; He is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administrations (MBA) at a prestigious university in the UK.
With their passion for helping others and a strong background in customer services and clinical care, Ibrahim and his wife started assisting individuals in their homes.
Since started and operating Suma Home Care in 2010 in the basement of their home, Suma Home Care has provided professionals who work endlessly in providing clients with the highest quality of care, while enabling clients to maintain dignity, comfort and safety in their homes.
Suma Home Care, serves four counties in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia. Ibrahim is firmly connected to his local community and is always looking for ways to give back whenever the opportunity presents itself.
Ibrahim enjoys spending time with his wife and children, travelling and enjoys sports.
Mariama Suma-Keita BSN RN
Born in Sierra Leone west Africa, relocated to America in 1999 from a civil war and settled since in the U.S.A as a Naturalized citizen Graduated from National school of nursing with an associate , and completed BSN in Nursing from Immaculata University graduated with Honor roll Alpha Lambda sigma, After escaping the war served as a refugee nurse in Gambia and Guinea to other displaced refugees before coming to America.
In the states started in Homecare then then transition into hospital, worked in Jefferson hospital as a Registered nurse on Tele and general medsurg floor, also worked in Einstein hospital as an oncology transplant nurse , I realized that I enjoy working with patients so much and believe in quality and compassionate care one at a time dealing with an holistic approach in caring for patients and family in a familiar environment called home , I see the impact and progress when they’re home , it makes them feel relax and progress fast with recovering at home. As a nurse and entrepreneur I understand that dedication to meeting people and families needs is a priority, and able to foster relationships with family and patients that is professional and friendly to help them stay and settled home as a desire.
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