As a caregiver for the elderly, whether in a professional capacity or taking care of a loved one, it’s easy to get worn out, stressed, and quite a bit overwhelmed. After all, you’re trying to take care of not one, but two households. What you need to realize is that being a caregiver is something that you should be super proud of, but that a caregiver is not all that you are. 

It’s important to be able to recognize the symptoms of caregiver stress and do something to relieve that stress right away. In this blog, you will find a few ways you can treat yourself as a caregiver, and hopefully, they will help all that stress melt away.  [Read more…]