Senior Care on Amelia Island

When You Feel Guilty Asking For Help

It’s very common for primary caregivers to feel guilty asking for outside help. At Visiting Angels^® Jacksonville, our senior care on Amelia Island helps family caregivers deal with these feelings and realize that they are mostly all entirely unfounded and undeserved.

In our experience, it’s extremely helpful to recognize the underlying, sometimes faulty beliefs that lead to guilty feelings about seeking help, in order to overcome them. It’s also important to note that these beliefs all stem from good intentions, but problems arise when they override logic.

Some Underlying Beliefs That Cause Caregiver Guilt

You feel you should be able to handle everything yourself. This feeling arises from the underlying belief that it is your duty to take care of your loved one. The reality is that your loved one’s increasing needs will eventually be more than one person alone can handle. If you are reluctant to accept help, you may very well find yourself run down and overwhelmed. 

You shouldn't do anything to upset your loved one. You feel guilty because your loved one doesn’t want an “outsider” coming in. Many seniors become more frightened by any strangers coming into their home, as they sense their own increasing vulnerability. These feelings are understandable. However, by giving into this fear, you can easily become trapped by trying to handle everything yourself and risk caregiver burnout, which in turn adversely affects your loved one. 

The best thing to do is to explain to your loved one that this is something you really need as well. Also, professional caregivers from reputable providers like ours, are carefully and rigorously vetted, including a full background check and an extensive interview process. 

About Our Senior Care For the Amelia Island Area

Visiting Angels Jacksonville is a licensed home health agency. This means that in addition to caring and compassionate caregivers, we also provide certified home health aids and CNA’s. We personalize your loved one’s care to accommodate their specific needs. We can help with a variety of everyday tasks and services. 

We also customize your care using our Life Care Navigation™ system, which mixes elements of our full range of services, including:

• Companion Care
• Personal Care
• Palliative Care
• Ready - Set - Go Home
• Social Care
• Dementia Care
• Alzheimer's Care
• End of Life Care
• Safe & Steady Fall Prevention Program
• Respite Care
• Long Distance Caregiving
• At Home Care
• Elderly Home Care

Our Senior Care Service Area

We’re proud to be locally owned and operated. As such, we’re extremely grateful to serve local clients in:

• Amelia Island
• Fernandina
• Fleming Island
• Orange Park
• Jacksonville
• Neptune Beach
• Atlantic Beach
• Jacksonville Beach
• And the surrounding area

Let go of your guilt and make the decision to accept the help you both need and deserve. Contact our professional team at Visiting Angels Jacksonville today to learn more about our senior care on Amelia Island and how we can help bring a better quality of life to you and your loved one.