Of the 43 million Americans providing elder care for a loved one, about 60% also work outside the home to earn a living. That’s no easy task! No wonder caregiver stress is such an epidemic in this country—caregivers like you not only have to worry about the health and safety of your aging parent, spouse, Read More
Category: Caregivers
3 Common Caregiver Challenges (and How Doctors Can Help)
When you are a caregiver, you need to possess empathy, patience, and a whole lot of energy. Common caregiver challenges can lead to burnout. For family members who have become caregivers for an aging loved one, that’s not an option. Doctors can help their aging patients and their family caregivers. If your patient is receiving Read More
How to Help Your Chronically Ill Patients Manage Their Illnesses
As healthcare professionals, one of the biggest challenges that we face is helping our chronically ill patients to manage their illnesses. It’s true that there are steps we can take to help them get healthy and stay healthy, but when it comes to compliance, we can only do as much as the patient allows. Once Read More
You Can Get Help with These 6 Common Causes of Caregiver Stress
If you’ve spent any time taking care of someone who can’t manage on their own—a spouse with a chronic illness or a child with special needs, perhaps—you’ve probably experienced first-hand how caregiver stress can change your life. The important thing to remember is that you are not alone in your struggle to find relief from Read More
Caregiver Stress: Make Sure You Don’t Forget About Yourself
The life of a caregiver can be stressful. It’s a full-time job, just like being a stay-at-home parent with children. Caregiver stress can come from the constant need to be available for help. Just as a kid will tug on your shirt all day asking for more milk and more mac and cheese, caring for Read More