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What Are the Best Ways to Keep Caregiver Burnout from Starting?

October 28, 2016Lillian FunkBlog, Home Care in South RIding VA

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Home Care in South Riding VACaregiver burnout is one of those problems that is far easier to prevent than it can be to solve. If you can put a solid plan in place now, you might not have to deal with the sometimes crippling effects of burnout.

Make Self-care Your Highest Priority

If you’re not paying attention to your own health and well-being, you’re creating a situation in which burnout will be the natural result. You have to care for yourself or you cannot care properly for anyone else. You must eat healthy foods, engage in regular exercise, and get plenty of sleep. All of this lays the foundation for a strong self-care system. But self-care looks slightly different for everyone, so your personal plan may also include regular massages or daily meditation time. Find the plan that works the best for you and nourish your body and your soul.

Give Yourself Another Focus

You cannot function well if your only focus is your elderly loved one’s health and well-being. You must allow yourself to change your focus to other things as well. Have you neglected hobbies? Now is a perfect time to pick them up again. If you’ve never had hobbies, now is the perfect time to find one. Try taking a class or joining a club.

Talk to a Professional When Necessary

If you’re finding that you’re experiencing emotions that are difficult to work through on your own, don’t be afraid to talk to a therapist or a counselor. They can help you to resolve issues much more quickly than you might be able to do on your own.

Get Extra Help

Most importantly, it’s essential that you realize that you can’t do everything on your own. It might work in the short term, but it won’t work forever. You need to find a support team that can help you. Your individual support team might be made up of friends, other family members, home care providers, and other professionals. The more help you have, the more effectively you can manage your loved one’s care.

Avoiding burnout successfully isn’t something that you can do overnight. It takes committing to your course of action and getting serious about maintaining your own health as well as maintaining your loved one’s health.

If you or an aging loved one are considering home care in South Riding, VA please contact the caring staff at Assisting Hands today. (703) 982-0050.

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