Caregiving Special Focus

Solutions To Your Caregiving Situations Throughout Your Caregiving Years

Working and Caregiving: Juggling the 24/7 Week By Denise M. Brown, Publisher and Editor Susan starts her day at 5 a.m. so she has a few moments alone to write in her journal. Then, it starts: Getting ready for work, waking her mom, waiting for the home health aide, updating the aide on the previous night, checking with her husband about which errands they'll each run at lunch, then finally leaving at 7 a.m. She leaves the house, but she takes the worries. How much longer will they be able to afford the home health aide? How well will her mother do on the new medications? When will she and her husband have some much-needed private time? When will her boss grow tired of her requests for a longer lunch break and an earlier work day? Susan did her best to get 7 hours of sleep last night, but with the worries weighing so heavy that she feels as if she hasn't slept in years. According to 2006 The MetLife Caregiving Cost Study, sponsored by MetLife Mature Market Institute and National Alliance for Caregiving, at least 6 out of 10 employed family caregivers make work-related adjustments for their caregiving responsibilities: 9% leave the workforce and 10% reduce their hours from full-time to part-time. Caregiving is hard. Caregiving and working is really hard. This week, we offer some quick, simple tips to help you manage two demanding roles that can complicate life. We hope the tips help you manage your experiences so you have minimal regrets. Index of Articles Tips for the Small Business Owner Tips for the Working Family Caregiver Tips to Help Decide: Caregiving or Your Career? Tell a friend about this article:

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