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Caregiving / Caretaking
Caregiving is the act of providing physical, emotional and logistical support to a person, or persons who are not fully independent due to aging, illness, injury or disability. This includes parents, stay at home and/or single Moms/Dads, grandparents, relatives, foster parents, social workers, medical personnel, therapists and more.
These may be Informal caregivers family members, spouse, friends or neighbors who provide unpaid care.
Or they may be formal paid professionals, nurses, home aides or trained volunteers who deliver structured care through health or social service agencies.
Responsibilities of these individuals may include: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) or Healthcare Coordination among many other things.
Families come in many shapes and sizes- and don't always work out as planned. Sometimes, separation, divorce, death, or incarceration end up with single parenting. Sometimes a grandparent or other relative needs to step in. Major grief for all!
I can help you cope!
Caregiving the elderly or disabled, whether family or not can be overwhelming, especially dementia. i can give you the emotional support you need. Come vent too!
Who's helps the medical caregivers, nurses, doctors, staff? We can't save the world if we don't save ourselves first. We lost many during the pandemic, not just with covid, but with burnt out.
Let me help you learn to manage yourself better.
We need you to stay.
Social Services can include Social Workers, case managers, parent educators including teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators who support Children, individuals, families and vulnerable populations
.Been there, done that
I can help you get through this.