Quick Tips: Tips for New Caregivers
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 21 March 2022
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
Being a caregiver is not an easy feat. With many new challenges, new caregivers may find that it’s not easy for them to properly take care of someone.
This episode will go over some quick tips that can be great for those who are starting the journey of caregiving.
From the first hard conversation of how you want to engage in caregiving, to even what you need to do as a caregiver and the process of setting boundaries, all of these need to be discussed, since in the world of elder care, if it’s not, it can be quite detrimental to the mental health of the person offering caregiving.
Caregiver burnout is common, and plenty of people who do engage in caregiving struggle with this.
But hopefully, with this episode, you’ll learn everything that you need to know to be a good caregiver, and how you as a new caregiver can really help others.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to All Home Care Matters, the show where we discuss all things home care, |
| 0:06.0 | with discussions on important age-related matters and topics. |
| 0:10.1 | Brought to you by Enriched Life Home Care Services, |
| 0:13.3 | the number one rated home care provider in Michigan by Top-rated Local. |
| 0:28.1 | Hello and welcome back to All Home Care Matters. |
| 0:32.9 | If this is your first time visiting us here at the show, we want to say thank you for taking time out to be with us today. |
| 0:38.0 | We appreciate how valuable everyone's time is, and that's why we try and make each episode here at all home care matters, something that will hopefully matter to you. This quick tips |
| 0:42.3 | episode is focused on tips for new caregivers. When a family first discovers that their loved one |
| 0:47.6 | needs some extra care and support, it can become overwhelming. So we want to go through some tips |
| 0:52.2 | to help new caregivers as they begin their caregiving journey. |
| 0:55.0 | Being a new caregiver can be overwhelming, but knowing these tips can make it easier. |
| 1:00.0 | So let's begin. |
| 1:01.0 | First, it's crucial to have a conversation with your loved ones about what they need. |
| 1:05.0 | From their preferences to finances, the more transparent the two of you are, the better. |
| 1:10.0 | This subject can often be |
| 1:11.9 | uncomfortable, which is why you should look for an opening. For example, you might want to bring |
| 1:16.7 | up finances when you're discussing a bill you got in the mail. And with this as well, you'll want to |
| 1:21.4 | have the conversation before you suddenly find yourself in a crisis. For example, if the person |
| 1:26.4 | you're planning to offer caregiving for is your parents, |
| 1:29.3 | you'll want to talk to them about their thoughts and preferences ahead of time. And ideally, |
| 1:33.3 | you should do this before they turn 70, even if they're currently healthy. The reason for this is to know what the plan for when the time comes they require care. |
| 1:41.3 | Do you plan to have professional home care at home for them? |
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