Resources

• How to Convince a Parent to Attend an Adult Day Center: 7 tips to get Mom or Dad care for meals and new friends.
• Benefits of Adult Day Services Facilities
• Senior Caring Articles 
• 6 Tips for Coping with Caregiver Guilt
• Naperville Senior Help Desk

You might be one of more than 40 million adults in North America taking care of an elderly, chronically ill or disabled loved one, according to Pew Research Center.

In fact, 70 percent of family caretakers take care of one person over 65, while 22 % help two people and 7 percent care for three or more people.  32 % of caregivers describe the experience as stressful. 

Sound familiar?

You’re on the road to caregiver burnout. Respite care may just what the Dr. ordered (for you). It’s not taken lightly by psychologists—who define it as “a debilitating psychological condition brought about by unrelieved stress”—and should not be taken lightly by you. By the time most caregivers suspect burnout, they’re already suffering myriad symptoms.

In addition to coping with a loved one’s illness, they might also deal with financial pressures, changes in family dynamics and a general disruption in family life. It’s a recipe for caregiver burnout that would negatively affect anyone’s ability to provide good care and potentially place the caregiver’s health at risk.

If you know what caregiver burnout is, you can protect yourself from burning the candle at both ends.

Help and resource are available to give you peace of mind and still assure that your loved one is well cared for and happy. Respite Care for caregivers is just a phone call away.  Our nurturing and professional staff at Naperville Senior center can help.

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