If you have been your senior loved one’s primary caregiver for a time, chances are you would not have thought about working towards improving your relationship with them.
You may have been looking after them for a long while now. If there ever was a need for improving relationships, you would have done it at the start before pouring your time and energy into providing care.
However, from our experience as providers of home care in Virginia, we see family caregivers assuming that providing primary care to family members is given; it is a responsibility they cannot avoid. Many of them would enter caregiving with a sort of resignation, without considering that like every other relationship, they have to constantly work on it, too.
However, by working on their relationship, they not only reap the benefits of a healthy relationship but also address problems in their relationship which can ruin their quality of life.
All this is to say that is not too late. Every day is a chance to improve your relationship with your senior loved one. But realize that, especially in caregiving, you must take breaks. After all, a rested state is a more reflective state. Our respite care service is available for this very purpose.
We offer this Medicaid-provided benefit at Empathy Health Services, Inc. along with many home health care services in Fairfax, Virginia for your convenience.
Remember, you are a better caregiver when you work on yourself first. Don’t hesitate to enlist our services. Get in touch with us today.