Coping with Caregiver Burnout
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 24 August 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Episode 17 -
In this episode of All Home Care Matters we are going to discuss coping with caregiver burnout. If you have been caring for a loved one then you know that caring for a loved one is a full-time job. Whether you’re caring for a parent, spouse, child, or a loved one who is close to you that responsibility never leaves you and the job is never over. When you're a caring for a loved one it is a commitment unlike any other and you need to make sure that you're also caring for you and your health.
If you’re caring for a loved one you’re not alone - There 65 million Americans (two-thirds are women) who are caring for a family member right now who are either disabled or in failing health. If you’re one of the 65 million caregivers you are probably aware that there are many wonderful moments and experiences helping to care for your loved one, but you are also probably aware that it has moments that make it one of the most challenging experiences you have ever faced and it’s also a job that nothing you’ve done prior could have helped to prepare you for the physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion that can accompany it. In fact according to a recent study 20% of caregivers report that their own health has suffered as a result of caring for their loved one.
If this role of being a caregiver for your loved one is new to you or you’ve been caring for them for a while and you are feeling the stress of this we want to provide you with some helpful tips and suggestions, because if something happens to you who will be there for them?
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care, with discussions |
| 0:05.4 | on important age-related matters and topics. |
| 0:08.2 | Brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services, the number one rated home care provider |
| 0:13.0 | in Michigan by Top Rated Local. |
| 0:20.5 | Hello and welcome back to all home care matters. |
| 0:23.5 | If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, thank you for taking time out to be with us today. |
| 0:28.9 | We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is, and that is why we try and make each episode here at all home care matters, something that will hopefully matter to you. |
| 0:38.6 | Today's episode will hopefully be one that helps families in a meaningful and supportive way. |
| 0:43.8 | We're going to be discussing how to cope with caregiver burnout. |
| 0:47.4 | You've probably heard the phrase or even said it yourself, I'm getting burnt out. |
| 0:51.9 | This isn't just a phrase, phrase though or a figure of speech. |
| 0:55.0 | This is something very real that families who are caring for a loved one can experience if they |
| 1:00.1 | aren't careful, especially if there is only one person in the family who has all of the |
| 1:05.1 | caregiving responsibilities and duties. Caring for a loved one is a full-time job, but unlike other jobs where you get to |
| 1:13.6 | go home at the end of the day, and for most people, once you leave your job at the end of the |
| 1:18.9 | day, your job stays at work and you get to go home. But when you're caring for a parent, a spouse, |
| 1:24.6 | a child, or a loved one who's very close to you, that responsibility never |
| 1:29.5 | leaves you. And in some instances, your loved one may be living with you or vice versa. You may |
| 1:35.4 | have had to move in with them to help care for them. If you're caring for a loved one, though, |
| 1:40.4 | you're not alone. There are 65 million Americans, two-thirds of which are female, |
| 1:46.3 | who are caring for a family member right now, who are either disabled or in failing health. |
| 1:52.1 | If you are one of the 65 million caregivers, you're probably aware that there are many |
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