Geriatric Care Manager – Reducing Stress

Geriatric Care Manager—Helpful Hints For Reducing Stress

Caring for persons with dementia can be a demanding task. It requires time and energy.  Even care sprinkled with lots of love can be extremely wearing and difficult.  It is essential that as a caregiver you take care of yourself.

Recognizing the signs of stress in yourself or someone you care about is the first step in taking action. Finding ways to reduce the stress helps to lessen the long-term emotional and physical toll of care giving. Research has shown that caregivers suffer many health issues when they don’t take care of themselves or allow persons to help them.

There are things you can build into your daily life to help maintain your health and well being.

1. Learn about the disease process and giving care.
2. Be realistic about the disease.
3. Be honest to yourself and what your expectations for your care giving will be.
4. Accept the difficult feelings you may be experiencing.
5. Share your feelings with others and do not feel upset about how you do feel.
6. Look for the good things in your life
7. Remember your preventative wellness routine
8. Look around every corner for humor.
9. Get help, support and practical help.
10. Make plans for the future.

Remember the Geriatric Care Managers can be very helpful.

11.  Be sure to give yourself relief time daily and a day off per week.
12.  Hire help when necessary.

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