Being a Care partner for a person living with Alzheimer’s or dementia is exhausting! The “care” just never seems to stop. Just when you think you might get a good nights sleep, you are awakened at 2am by a noise in the kitchen. You jump out of bed to find your loved one at the sink pouring water from a pitcher into a large drinking cup which would be okay except the cup has a lid on it and water is going everywhere. You clean up the mess and manage to get them back to bed.
You return to your bed, only now you can’t go back to sleep.
You are absolutely exhausted.
You are thinking to yourself, “How am I going to keep going?”, “I just can’t do this anymore”, “Why doesn’t anyone help me?”.
What I found with helping families through this is that there are people in your circle that do want to help, only they do not know “how” to help or what to do for you.
To assist with this dilemma I created a Free downloadable form. Get yours today by clicking this link:
“Care partner Team Worksheet: Sharing the Journey”
This form contains space to fill in with the names of your Team that are available to help you with items such as:
Household & Daily living support
Personal Care, Mobility & Daily routines
Emotional Well-Being, connections & respite
Health & Medical Management
Care Coordination & Advocacy
Each category contains examples of ways they can help you in those areas, complete with a space to write their name and time they will assist.
With this Worksheet you are able to organize and keep track of the moments when you can take a breath and relax, if just for a moment.
It is vital that you give yourself permission to “take the break”. Being a Care partner to anyone can be tiring and especially if that person is living with Alzheimer’s or other dementia.
Your health is just as important as theirs!
You should not feel guilty asking for help.
We all need help sometimes, please reach out for it!
Would it benefit you to have a Map for this long journey? One that can help answer many questions and help you learn how to reduce agitation in your person living with dementia?
Grab your “guide” here. Written as a digital download of only 85 pages. Created to save you time, stress and the worry that you are “doing the right things”. This isn’t a fun road trip, it can be tiresome.
I’m here to share ways you can find joy, laughter and make memorable moments along the way. Based on 26+ years of supporting families and caring for people in many different health situations.
Stay well and remember you are Both doing your best!
Judy
