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Resource Author Francisco Rodriguez H.
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Caring for aging parents can take many forms. For some grown children, that care may be as simple as mowing a lawn a couple of times a month. Others may need to drive their elderly parents to the grocery store or make sure that financial matters have been attended to and bills are paid. Still others may have to help attend to basic daily needs of infirm parents. Some grown children may have actually reversed roles with their parents, and now they are the cooks, maids, and sitters.
If you have taken up this role, then you are certainly not alone. The informal, unpaid caregiving duties are valued at over 3 billion dollars in the US. The value of this contribution totals up to more than Medicaid spending for long term care. This does take the pressure off of government programs.
The safety issues surrounding mobility aids have received little attention. Healthcare providers, fall prevention programs and health officials too often assume that there are no risks associated with mobility products like walkers, canes, grab bars, and bed assists etc. This has helped create a problem that is finally getting some attention. Too often the cheap price outweighs how effective or safe it is with little focus on unintended consequences like fall injuries.
But even though you are providing a valuable contribution to yourself, and to your elderly parents, you may be paying a price. Caregivers do suffer from anxiety and depression. Some resent the burden, but then feel guilt over the resentment. You may also be missing time from work, just as you do when you have to stay home because a child is ill. Some employers are friendly towards adult custodians of elderly parents, but some employees have not progressed to that point yet. This can be a source of additional stress.
Many products don’t perform according to the marketing materials and/or the intended use is narrow, thus virtually ineffective. This is one reason products are inappropriately chosen and how safety issues are created. Before a professional recommends a product they should be educated so they can help educate others especially the user.
Services are out there, from counseling to home health care professionals to adult day cares. If you can release some of the burden, your relationship with your charges will improve, and everybody will be happier in the long run.
