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Stacy Greene
@EmeraldStacy67 · 5:00

Caregiving and self-care

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I have only been doing this like, maybe four months, and I've already experienced a challenge with one of my clients. And it wasn't a bad one. It was just working with her before she transitioned into a skilled nursing facility. And it was hard on the both of us because we had begun having a great relationship with one another, and then it was hard to separate from one another, even though we both knew it was a good thing for my client to do

What I do for self-care while working as a caregiver for the elderly.

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Sherle polk
@ShareTheCareNet · 3:57
Sometimes you can find possibly seniors who are looking for a caregiver, or if you're not looking to replace your client currently right now, you can go to the senior centers and be involved with other seniors there, get a chance to see the different activities they do. Just kind of socialize and network with seniors
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Jeanette Yates
@SelfCaregiver · 4:26
So you can have compassion, but you have to have expectations and boundaries so that you're not getting enmeshed with that person. That said, I think it's totally fine when you have a relationship that is strong and you visit. I know my mom has had caregivers that have come and gone as her paid caregiver, but they still keep up with her. And so that's totally a wonderful thing
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

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Viv Ku'uipo
@VKuuipo808 · 2:57

@EmeraldStacy67

So when you kind of take a step back and look over all of the things that you need to do and just focus on one thing and say, okay, my objective is I'm just going to focus on that one thing and really get through it and then you do it for the next thing. So keep up with it. Just know that I'm still here for you no matter what. And I know that you do know that
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