When you let yourself get run down as a caregiver, you’re not able to be as responsive as you need to be for your senior and for the other people in your life who need you. The key is making sure that you’re able to take advantage of those opportunities to recharge yourself.
Get Clear about What You Need and Want
When you’re fuzzy about what you need and what you want, it’s tough for you to keep doing and being all you have to as a caregiver. Everyone has goals, even you have goals for being a caregiver, although you might not fully realize what those goals are. That’s why it’s important for you to sit down and really think through what you need and want.
Change How You Plan for Yourself
Planning is how you make sure that you accomplish your goals. And if you’re feeling run down and worn out, chances are that you’re not planning for yourself as well as you could be. Carving out time for yourself and scheduling that first is going to make a difference, but it’s difficult to reconcile that when you’re a caregiver because it feels like you should put yourself last.
Stop Trying to Be Perfect
When you keep trying to be perfect, that tends to slow you down in other respects. You end up spending too much time and energy on something that can’t really happen. Perfect isn’t something that you’re going to achieve because there are too many variables in your way. It’s not that you shouldn’t try, it’s more that you can’t hold yourself to something that is just going to stress you out.
Let Other People Help You
Other people in your life might volunteer to help you, but that’s not going to be the case every time you need to get away. One of the best ways to ensure that you’re able to get time for yourself when you need it is to hire elderly care providers. They have experience that you can count on so that you know your senior is going to be well cared for while you’re gone.
When you make time for yourself to get more of what you need and want on a regular basis, that helps you to be the kind of caregiver that you want to be for your senior. It’s important that you make this a habit, too.
If you or an aging loved one are considering elderly care in Avenues, UT, contact the caring staff at Interim Healthcare. Call today 801-401-3515.
Author: Michael and Marlena Hawkins, Owners, Interim HealthCare, Salt Lake City, UT
Interim HealthCare of Salt Lake City has been in business since February 2014, providing in-home personal care and support services that help our elderly and/or disabled neighbors live enriched, safe and independent lives. Our goal is to provide customized care and support services that make it possible for our clients to remain in the comfort of their own homes rather than relocate to an assisted living facility. Interim HealthCare is family owned by Michael and Marlana Hawkins, and is a Veteran Owned Small Business.
