Today, there are 33 million Americans who are over 65 years of age. By the year 2030, that number will double. Finding quality and affordable care for our loved ones will continue to become a crisis for family members. Caring for an aging parent or loved one requires time, patience, and energy, and almost always results in frustration and exhaustion. Caregivers strive to meet the needs of the person they are caring for at the expense of their own needs.
Caregivers often experience higher stress, illness, and burnout than non-caregivers.
There are ways to minimize the burnout we may incur while caring for a loved one. Continue reading . A place for your poetry, thoughts, and comments. It is the sense of agency that resides in all of us, that makes us confident that we will be heard, and that we will have impact on our environment. Exceptional parents grant a child a voice equal to theirs the day that child is born.