Useful Tips for Everyday Living- Care for Caregivers

 Tips for Caregivers Care

Caregivers are people who care for someone other than themselves. Caring for the sick or disabled, whether it be for an adult or child, is a full time job.  

It is important for caregivers to take care of themselves in order to take care of others.  

There are state and community based services that offer support to the caregiver.

Seek these out in your state or community for help.  There is information on www.us.gov that you will find helpful.

  

Depression, anxiety, and stress are issues that can overtake the caregiver.  There is support to keep this at a minimum so that the caregiver can provide care for a longer period of time and so that the need for costly institution care can be avoided or delayed.

These are suggestions to help caregivers take care of themselves. 

These suggestions are meant to help relieve stress and anxiety so that the caregiver can benefit from restful sleep:

• Start the day with prayer and a scripture reading.  Talking to the Lord is strengthening and up-lifting. 
•  Cast   your cares on Jesus.  Claim Healing in His Name.

• PRAYER FOR HEALING:

Heavenly Father, You are Majesty, You are Sovereign, You are Creator of all. Thank You for Your Grace and Your Mercy. Because Jesus Christ died on the Cross for our sins and was Resurrected, I believe we are already healed from sickness and suffering.  By His Stripes we are healed.  We only need to claim this healing. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I claim healing for my loved one. I believe it, I receive it for him (her). Thank you, Lord,  Amen  

PRAY this prayer for your loved one daily, or even better, have your loved one PRAY for himself or herself.  

• Relax when you can - Have something to do to occupy your relaxation time, such as, reading, using a    computer, or working a puzzle, or just rest your mind.

• Take care of your body.  Do stretching and strengthening exercises.  Some can be done in a sitting position.
• Do mental exercises or crossword puzzles.
• Take a walk daily, if possible. Get someone to relieve you for that period of time.

• “Musick has charm to soothe the savage beast.”  (A quote by  William Congreve,  from the Mourning Bride, 1697)

(Let this quote inspire you to listen to your favorite music while relaxing.  Your loved one may find listening to music can have a soothing effect. Classical or inspirational music would be a good choice, or whatever you prefer.)

•     Do not hesitate to ask for help when you need it.       

•   Acknowledge your feelings.  Face feelings of anger, sadness, guilt, loneliness, whatever you are feeling.  Talk to someone to whom you can express these feelings. Talk to a pastor, a counselor, or join a support group.  These are people who probably are not judgmental, and will be willing to listen.  After all, they                     probably have similar challenges and are looking for support themselves and a listening ear for their issues.

RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS

Family Caregiver Alliance

Support for families and friends who are caregivers Phone: 1-800-445-8106

Web site: www.caregiver.org

Caregiver Action Network

Information, education, and support for caregivers Phone: 1-202-772-5050

Web site: caregiveraction.org

RESOURCE HELP FOR THE ELDERLY

Department of Aging in your State 

Alzheimers Association  website:  alz.org

National Alliance for Caregiving      website:  caregiving.org

Administration for Community Living     website:   all.gov

I hope this is encouraging.     good tips

Let's Get Organized

Get ORGANIZED

Mind and Body

When you are not organized in mind and body, you cannot function at your fullest.  When the mind is muddled and full of chaos, the body does not respond at all. Because there are no instructions from the mind telling the body how to move and what to do, the body becomes  immobile, listless.

Enter Organization to put everything in its place mentally, to give way to peace and tranquil feelings. Organized, your thoughts and your body will feel less stress, able to do what a body is supposed to do:  move, walk, dance, jump. Anything other than being immobile, because it has not received instruction from the mind (brain) to function.

When you un-clutter your mind, then you can begin to think in a freer relaxed manner.  Sit and take a deep breath.  Think about something you really like or something you really like to do.  Think about your favorite outfit and how you look in it and where you will wear it.  Think about a favorite place that brings back pleasant memories and good times.

Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.  Do not give way to worry and anxiety.  They have no place in the mind.  If they find a place in the mind, then they will find a place in the body to cause weakness, pain, possibly illness.

Let’s organize the mind and the body.

Clear the mind. Sit quietly. Take a deep breath, relax.  Think of pleasant things, favorite places and happy experiences. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.  When the mind is at rest, you can think in a calm manner.  This can lead to organized thoughts, which translate to organized motion, movement of the body.  When the mind is calm and less chaotic it instructs the body to act in the same manner.  With mind and body in sync, you can accomplish much in your daily routine. 

 A little exercise won’t hurt either.  This gets the blood flowing through the body up to the brain.  The brain is the computer for the entire human body. (my opinion). 

If the brain breaks down, then the body goes down.

Let’s not tax our brain beyond its limits.  Let the brain rest and refresh itself.  No need for you to solve every problem in the world.  There are others to complete that task.

Be joyful and thankful.  goodtips