Speak up! Don’t be shy when it comes to asking for help, or even refusing help that is offered. Yes, it is true, there are lots of caregivers who actually refuse help when it is offered! Why would someone refuse help, you ask? Well, possibly a variety of reasons.
Take care of Y O U, BEFORE you take care of your loved one! This sounds so selfish, and goes against the very fabric of a caregiver, that many will not listen to this advice…that is until it is TOO LATE, and they have suffered the consequences of burnout.
Despite the enormity of the American health care system, family caregivers are and will remain the primary source of care for their seriously and chronically ill (and often elderly) relatives and friends.
Take our quiz, and find out. Below is your “ARE YOU A CANDIDATE FOR BURNOUT” Quiz, along with your grading instructions:
As us baby boomers get older, and our parents become less independent, there comes a time when the roles of both of us reverse. We become the parent, and they become the children.
