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Respite Care
Community Companions offers a respite care service which can provide
much needed support and relief for those who have committed to the care
and well being of their aging loved one. |
Introduction to respite care services. Acting
as the primary care giver for and elderly parent, grandparent or other
loved one is a difficult undertaking. Often these primary care
takers go unappreciated, and are under recognized by their siblings and
other family members. It is a task which requires great patience,
compassion and self-sacrifice. We at Community Companions commend
the hard work and devotion that these extraordinary individuals
willfully undertake everyday. However, the care of a senior is a
burden which is best not shouldered alone. Community Companions
offers a respite care service which can provide much needed support and
relief for those who have committed to the care and well being of their
aging loved one. A companion can provide compassionate and
professional in-home care on a supplemental basis. This allows
for the primary care giver to invest in him/her self the time needed to
reinvigorate their resolve to serve their loved one and reestablish a
balance in one’s personal life.
Preventing unmanageable strain on the primary care giver’s other relationships.
Caring for an elderly family member can put a dreadful strain on one’s
other relationships. It is admirable to be so devoted and
honoring to an elder family member, to willingly sacrifice and give of
your time and efforts for their benefit. However, there is a real
risk of that self-sacrifice damaging your other relationships.
Without a means of getting away from the constant supervision of a
dependant elder, your relationships with your spouse, children, other
family members and friends can become strained, or faded. This
means that allowing someone else to come in and assist you with the
responsibility of senior home care is a vital service. Companions
can allow you the time you need to invest in your other relationships
and lead a well balanced life yourself.
Taking time for yourself as a primary caregiver. Primary
caregivers need to take time for themselves. In order to be able
to give to another person, you must also be prepared to take time to
recharge. It can be a terribly taxing endeavor to be responsible
for an adults every need. Your own mental and emotional stability
can suffer if you don’t take the time to unwind and relieve yourself
from the stresses of the day. A build up in stress can physically
detract from a person’s health, possibly taking a toll on your immune
system, creating drowsiness, and sometimes impairing your good
judgment. If you as the primary care provider become ill, you run
the risk of unwittingly endangering your loved one. Furthermore,
people in general are less patient when under consistent pressure, and
patience is an essential virtue when providing for elder care.
A companion can give you time to catch up on your other responsibilities. Primary
caregivers need time to take care of other responsibilities that may
have been neglected in order to focus on an elderly loved one. It
ids important to remember that just because you have assumed
responsibility for another, dose not mean that your other
responsibilities will disappear. A huge challenge for primary
care givers is dealing with the facts and realities of life that they
have had less time for since undertaking the caregiver role. A
companion can afford you the time to deal with your own personal
responsibilities by sharing in the everyday responsibilities of caring
for your loved one.
Remember
that you do not have to take on this responsibility unassisted.
You will find that the help of a companion can greatly increase the
quality of life both you and your loved one can enjoy.
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