Learn how the challenges of long-distance caregiving can be addressed and discover how home care services can bridge the gap between family members.
To help make long-distance caregiving easier for you, here are some tips and hacks to maintain your loved one’s quality of life and provide you with some much-needed peace of mind.
Why do long-distance caregivers need a support system? That question can best be answered by taking a look at what that role requires.
The coronavirus, or “COVID-19”, pandemic has created additional challenges for long distance caregivers, like travel bans and shelter in place restrictions. If you’re currently serving as a long distance caregiver, here are some ways to ensure that your loved one gets the care they deserve.
Caring for an aging in place elderly loved one is even more challenging when you live over an hour away. Long distance caregiving services you may have to provide could run the gamut from helping your loved one manage their finances, to coordinating their doctor appointments and medical insurance.
You love your elderly mother dearly, but she lives far away, and with your own busy lifestyle you only see her a few times a year. Mom still lives alone in the house you grew up in, but now declining health is threatening her independence. You’ve been trying to help mom from a distance, but her condition is growing worse. Should you ask her to move closer to you? Once you approach her with the idea, don’t be surprised if her initial response is “no”. But don’t give up if you think it’s in her best interests. Instead, try these steps.
