5 Relief services for family caregivers
Family carers are often under a lot of pressure. How can they reconcile caring for a relative with work and family? The greater the need for care, the faster the stress increases. You forget to look after yourself, because the double, often even triple burden eats up all your time. When your own strength diminishes, you can no longer fulfil the commitment you have made to those in need of care. Private Spitex providers can offer comprehensive services to prevent feelings of guilt, excessive demands, burnout or depression. We show you 5 offers to relieve you:
1. support in everyday life
Petra Müller works 50%, lives with her husband, 2 children and her mother in Zurich. Her mother is in need of care. She has been suffering from Parkinson's disease for 3 years. She needs help to attend appointments outside the home. Petra Müller feels increasingly overwhelmed between work, family, household and care. It would be very helpful if your mother's medical appointments and physiotherapy could be scheduled in the mornings during her working hours. This would give her more free time in the afternoon and her mother would not be alone all morning. After extensive consultation, Petra Müller decides to use a private Spitex service. In future, her mother will be accompanied by a carer to doctor's appointments, physiotherapy or other activities. Transportation services can also be used in this context.
2. leave for family caregivers
Simone Erhard's husband, who suffers from dementia, needs help with getting dressed, personal hygiene, eating - in fact with almost all activities. For Simone Erhard, putting her husband in a care home is out of the question, but she can well imagine a little relief or a short vacation with her friends.
With the help of Spitex, she finds short-term all-round care for her husband and is actually able to visit her friend in Valais for a short hiking vacation.
3. help for caregiving relatives on vacation
If you don't want to leave your relative in need of care in the care of someone else, you can also go on vacation with them. For example, there are Alzheimer's vacations. Here, patients spend a week with their caring relatives in a relaxing environment.
But even if you want to travel with your sick relative without joining such a group, private Spitex providers offer on-site care. The Bossard family wants to spend a vacation near Chur with their mother, who is in need of care. They have rented a small vacation home. The family organizes private Spitex care for the mother on site, as she is unable to go hiking and is dependent on help. This allows all family members to spend a vacation that is tailored to their different needs.
4. short-term care
If your sick relatives are not yet fit for home care after a stay in hospital, if you as a carer fall ill yourself or if you simply need some time out, there are short-term care services in a care facility that enable you to bridge such crisis situations.
5. educational offers
Caregiving relatives often feel overwhelmed because they have too little specialist knowledge. For example, the Migros Club School offers a practice-oriented basic course for family caregivers. Here, applicable specialist knowledge is taught and participants learn how to avoid making the wrong decisions and wasting time.
Conclusion
In summary, private Spitex providers offer comprehensive and individual support for care at home. Regular visits from Spitex employees provide social interaction and variety, among other things. In addition, tips and tricks for a smooth everyday life are provided.a
