Summary
When a parent is caring for a spouse or partner they can make it look easy but providing live in care can be challenging. Find out what you can do to help relieve their burden and maintain their health.
When a parent is caring for a spouse or partner they can make it look easy but providing live in care can be challenging. Find out what you can do to help relieve their burden and maintain their health.
Now we are all living longer, it is increasingly common for older adults to be acting as full time carers for their partner or spouse. Often grappling with their own health problems, they find themselves providing care “around the clock” day in day out without any respite.
It is all too common to overlook the needs of the carer and focus on the person that needs care. However, the carer needs help too. Providing live in care can be exhausting and can put an enormous strain on an individual’s health and wellbeing.
You can provide support to these carers by recognising the stresses and demands they face and advocating for their needs.
All families and relationships are different, but here are some simple ideas to help you support your loved one if they are a carer:
What else do you suggest? Let us know
Sign up to our newsletter and get access to all of our helpful tools and resources to support you and your parents on your carenting journey
Did you find this helpful?
Let us know what you think or pass on some advice to other carents by emailing [email protected]
Published September 2023
Sign up for our newsletter - essential tips, updates and more directly to your inbox
Sign up hereThis website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More
Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
wpl_user_preference | carents.co.uk | WP GDPR Cookie Consent Preferences. | 1 year | HTTP |
Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
_gid | carents.co.uk | Google Universal Analytics short-time unique user tracking identifier. | 1 days | HTTP |
_ga | carents.co.uk | Google Universal Analytics long-time unique user tracking identifier. | 2 years | HTTP |
Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm | hsforms.net | Generic CloudFlare functional cookie. | Session | HTTP |
Name | Domain | Purpose | Expiry | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
_gat_UA-177634583-1 | carents.co.uk | --- | Session | --- |
__stid | sharethis.com | --- | 1 year | --- |
cf_clearance | carents.co.uk | --- | 1 year | --- |
_ga_CYDEH078RL | carents.co.uk | --- | 2 years | --- |
_ga_577HPZSLX1 | carents.co.uk | --- | 2 years | --- |
_cfuvid | hubspot.com | --- | 54 years | --- |