CAREGIVER Corner:
What is Needed to be an Effective Caregiver?
This is an important question because caregiving is an essential role and has consequences for the care recipient and the caregiver. It takes a lot of time and energy, and most caregivers want to be certain their time isn’t being wasted. Time spent caring for another is time that the caregiver could spend in any number of other ways. If they spend it in the role of caregiver, then they want to be an effective caregiver.
It is common to hear people say that caregivers need training, that there should be a manual about how to be a good caregiver. While training and information are important aspects of being an effective caregiver, it is not the most important factor. The two elements to caring that form an essential basis to effective caregiving is patience and understanding. Click to read the full article.
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