{"id":79,"date":"2017-08-15T18:32:16","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T18:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladintax.com\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2017-08-15T18:32:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T18:32:16","slug":"how-to-help-avoid-struggling-with-caregiver-burnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ladintax.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/15\/how-to-help-avoid-struggling-with-caregiver-burnout\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help Avoid Struggling with Caregiver Burnout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Serving as a caregiver for a loved one can be a wonderful thing. It often allows ill or disabled individuals to remain in their own home, surrounded by familiar surroundings. However, it can often take a toll on the person providing care, and can sometimes lead to the caregiver feeling depleted or exhausted. This feeling is commonly known as caregiver burnout.1<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

The National Alliance for Caregiving reported an estimated 43.5 million adults provided care for a chronically ill, disabled or aged loved one in 2014.The organization also reported the average caregiver spends nearly 25 hours per week providing assistance, the equivalent of a part-time job.2<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n

While being a caregiver can be rewarding, it can also be emotionally, physically and mentally taxing. Burnout tends to happen when the caregiver neglects his or her own needs — often without realizing it’s happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are providing care for an ill or disabled loved one, it’s important to recognize the symptoms of burnout in the early stages. The ALS Association reports some of these patterns as signs of burnout for caregivers:3<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n