How can family caregivers benefit from respite care?
What is Respite Care?
Respite care is a type of service that allows the family caregiver to break from caregiving responsibilities. This type of care service focuses on helping family caregivers to recharge, ease their stress, and help avoid caregiver burnout. Rather than attending daily duties, respite care provides assistance and support to the family caregiver.
It is essential to keep the family caregiver healthy and supported because this will result in a higher quality time spent together. The longer a family member can provide appropriate care, the longer the loved one can stay comfortably at home.
Role of a Family Caregiver
The role of a family caregiver is fulfilling. And this is an opportunity for them to take care of their parents. Caring for a loved one can be a rewarding experience but sometimes intense that can affect the health and well-being of the caregiver. Being a first-time family caregiver can be challenging because they often struggle to balance their role as caregivers and take care of their own family needs, which can be overwhelming for them.
Combined with the effects of anticipatory grief, the family caregiver is at risk of:
⦁ Depression, anxiety, and anger
⦁ Health-related issues due to chronic stress, lack of sleep, and physical exercise
⦁ Financial problems
⦁ Career consequences
⦁ Drug or alcohol abuse
⦁ Elderly abuse
To prevent the risks mentioned above, you should consider respite care services for your family caregiver.
Types of Respite Care
Respite care services are provided at home or in a care facility. Some examples of respite care services include:
⦁ Basic Personal Care
⦁ Companionship Care
⦁ Preparation and serving meals
⦁ Medication reminders and management
⦁ Light Housekeeping
Respite care service can help the person receiving care in the following ways:
⦁ Help to develop and nurture the patients social, recreational, and life skills;
⦁ Help to reduce stress and improve long term function of both caregiver and patient;
⦁ Help to prevent crises and elder abuse.
Respite Care Services are available for Family Caregivers.
If you are a family caregiver and need support, Jolly Angels offer respite care services that fit your requirements.