{"id":1538,"date":"2017-12-15T13:27:24","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T19:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2017-12-15T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T19:27:24","slug":"holiday-tips-for-family-caregivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/2017\/12\/15\/holiday-tips-for-family-caregivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Tips for Family Caregivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the holiday season is upon us, families will be drawing together to spend time making memories, sharing meals and often visiting with those they haven\u2019t seen in a while. Family caregivers can feel overwhelmed as well as their loved ones during these times that used to be festive occasions.\u00a0 However, those dealing with illness, \u00a0Alzheimer\u2019s or other chronic diseases, this time of year may not be a joyous for them.\u00a0 Gatherings can over-stimulate persons and cause confusion, anxiousness or even lead to depression or increased stress.\u00a0 Many resources are available to help families deal with these situations and it never hurts to ask for help.<\/p>\n<p>The Alzheimer\u2019s Association developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alz.org\/flgulfcoast\/alzheimers_disease_62487.asp\">10 Holiday Survival Tips<\/a> that can be beneficial for any family caring for an aging parent, regardless of the situation.\u00a0 Planning ahead and taking care of yourself top the list.\u00a0 In the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it\u2019s very easy to forget to rest or even maintain a positive attitude sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>Linda Willey, Coordinator of the UAMS Schmieding Home Caregiver Training program in Jonesboro states, \u201cWhen the holidays present a change in a normal routine, the stimulation can lead to anxiousness and added stress.\u201d\u00a0 On the other hand, \u201cDepression is often a huge problem when suddenly nobody comes to visit or make plans to spend time with them because things are not as they used to be at Grandma\u2019s house.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s not always a happy time for our aging seniors Willey said.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the other tips from the Alzheimer\u2019s article include preparing other family members about behaviors and other changes with their loved one. In addition, when traveling with an elder who has dementia, be sure to travel wisely and never leave them alone or rush them around.\u00a0 This can be helpful with anyone who is not familiar with new surroundings.\u00a0 Allowing extra time and preparing for special services or equipment such as wheel chairs ahead of time can help ease the stress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the holiday season is upon us, families will be drawing together to spend time making memories, sharing meals and often visiting with those they haven\u2019t seen in a while. Family caregivers can feel overwhelmed as well as their loved ones during these times that used to be festive occasions.\u00a0 However, those dealing with illness,&#8230;<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/2017\/12\/15\/holiday-tips-for-family-caregivers\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":1471,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/uamscaregiving.org\/jonesboro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}