Many seniors have family caregivers. One of the most common concerns is caregiver burnout. If you are caring for an elderly citizen, it important that you take care of yourself, first. If you haven’t been taking care of yourself, you might notice signs of caregiver burnout. If you do recognize these signs you should hire an elderly care provider right away. The elderly care provider can help to care for your loved one while you get your bearings back. If you aren’t sure whether you are experiencing caregiver burnout, some of the signs that you are, you will find below.

Emotional Rollercoaster

Do you feel happy one moment and the next moment you feel like an absolute wreck? If you have felt this way, you are on an emotional rollercoaster that you need to get off. You can’t keep going on the way you are. You need to get a break. Caregiver burnout is no joke.

Long To-Do List

Do you have a long to-do list that never seems to get any shorter? If so, then you probably have caregiver burnout. You are so busy taking care of your elderly loved one’s needs that you haven’t taken the time for your own. You may find you haven’t gone shopping for yourself in a while. Maybe you aren’t getting household chores done.

Health Effects

It is possible to suffer from health effects after caring for someone else. In fact, the stress from the caregiving role often gives people anxiety, depression, headaches, stomachaches, and other health problems, too. If you are dealing with any range of new health effects that seemed to come on since you took on the role of a caregiver, it is time to get elderly care providers to come in and take care of your loved one. You must start putting your own health needs first.

Don’t Know When Your Last Break Was

Can you even remember when you last had a break? This doesn’t mean the last time you went to the bathroom and didn’t have to rush. This means when was the last time you took an hour or more to yourself. When was the last time you took a weekend off? Think about this. You deserve and need a break just as much as the next person.

Feeling Alone

It is important that you never feel alone in your caregiving role. The instant you start feeling alone, the instant you should hire elderly care providers to come to help out your loved one. This way you can spend time with your friends and other family members. This way you can spend time socializing and building bonds. You never want to feel alone. Do something about that today.

These are some of the ways to tell if you have caregiver burnout. If you do have it, now is the time to make some needed changes.

If you or an aging loved-one are considering hiring Home Health Care in Lafayette, CA, call the caring staff at Aviva In-Home Care.
Call today: (415) 795-2203

Sources

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/

http://www.alsa.org/

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Evan Loevner

CEO at Aviva In-Home Care

As a former hospital administrator, I launched Aviva with the goal of having a more focused, direct impact on the delivery of care than I could ever accomplish within a hospital setting. For me, the joy of running an organization like Aviva In-Home Care is having the ability to positively improve the lives of individuals needing customized care. As a passionate Bay Area resident, I know that many local seniors can benefit from new approaches to in-home care, that will bring them more connection to the community, and provide families with a greater sense of comfort that their loved one is indeed matched with an ideal caregiver.

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