How Respite Care Can Help You Enjoy the Holidays Even More
You might think you have no time at all to enjoy the things you love most about the holidays this year. If you’re overwhelmed with your holiday to-do list, on top of being the primary caregiver for a senior loved one, it might seem like making it to your favorite holiday happenings and planning for the perfect Christmas is an impossibility. But that is where Respite Care can help. Many home care agencies, including Visiting Angels Webster, offer this short-term service that lets you live your life, and do some of the things you love, especially around the holidays. Even if means having a free hour to clean the house for guests, or making a night of it to hit the annual Holidays In the Park festivities in League City, respite care can help
Doing everything you once did might be hard, but with the help of respite care, some of your most beloved activities can be possible, and so can a holiday season with less stress and more enjoyment.
What Does Respite Care Entail?
Respite care means having a trained professional caregiver come into your senior loved one’s home one to take care of them, giving you short-term relief on your caregiving journey. Their services can last for as short or as long as you need. You can choose to have someone come in one full day each week, for a two-hour block on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or whatever day you choose, or even for a weekend evening if you want to take a drive to look at the Christmas lights. Respite care is meant to give primary caregivers temporary relief, and a refresh in spirit as well. With professionals trained in a number of specialties, from fall presentation to dementia care, respite care can truly offer peace of mind when you leave your loved one with a caregiver.
A Sense of Relief
You might be feeling worn out. That is normal. When a loved one is sick, or needs constant care, things can often get overwhelming, and leave you feeling stressed, sad or hopeless. The life you used to have is now often consumed by caring for your senior loved one. It is easy to lose touch with others, and with the things that bring us enjoyment. It is important not to lose yourself in the process of caring for your loved one. That is where home care, and especially respite care, can help. It can help restore some semblance of normalcy in your life. It can help give you an hour or two to enjoy a peppermint mocha with a friend at Black Rock Coffee bar, It can help give you time away to refresh, and come back with a renewed spirit to your senior loved one. Respite care can give you an entire afternoon to shop for presents at Baybrook Mall, and then time to wrap them at home while listening to Christmas carols. Often caregivers are so consumed with worrying that their loved ones are safe and well-cared for, that they can often forget to stop and enjoy their loved one during the time they have together. Taking some time away with respite care, can help primary caregivers focus on what truly is important. It can help you enjoy your holidays with your loved one even more, after having a little bit of time for yourself and to feel like normal again.
We Can Help
If you are looking for someone to help care for the senior in your life, consider our caregivers at Visiting Angels Webster. We offer a variety of services, including respite care, that are tailored just for the needs of your senior and you.
We serve seniors in Southeast Houston and the Bay Area Communities, including El Lago, Webster, Pearland, Friendswood, Kemah, League City, Dickinson, Taylor Lake Village, Deer Park, Pasadena, Seabrook, San Leon, Texas City, Clear Lake Shores and Brookside Village. We can come to your home, find out what needs you have, and develop a care plan tailored to your needs. Call us at (832) 621-3742 for more information.
If you are interested in caring for senior clients in the community, visit us online to find out more about a career in home care.