As your senior’s life nears its end, you’re nearing another end, too. You may be in a position now where you’re about to no longer be a caregiver and that transition can be a sudden and scary one for you if you’re not mentally preparing now. These suggestions can help you to refocus on you.

What Makes up Your Days Now?

While you’re a caregiver, you’ve likely got well-defined blocks of time that make up your day and your week. There’s a certain structure to your life that you’ve gotten very used to. That means that you’re going to have to look at how you may need to restructure your days in the near future. For someone who has been a caregiver for a long time, that might feel difficult.

What Else Do You Enjoy?

Very often caregivers aren’t able to spend a lot of time on the activities that they enjoy. For you that might mean that hobbies and other similar activities have been ignored for a while. You might even feel as if you’ve forgotten what you enjoy doing. It might be worth taking some time now and remembering what you enjoy and what brings you happiness so that you can start including more of that in every day.

Who Can You Lean On?

You need your support system now more than ever. Who are the people you can lean on when you really need someone? Those are the folks who can help you to remember what you need to remember about your life and yourself before caregiving. They may even be able to help you to discover new strengths and interests.

Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

Above all, you need to be taking care of yourself. That’s something you’ve probably heard all the way through your journey as a caregiver, but it’s even truer now. You need to be sure you’re resting when you can, that you’re fueling your body, and that you’re getting your other needs met. If self-care is falling by the wayside, you might be having other issues, too.

It’s not easy at all to imagine what life after caregiving will be like, especially if you’ve been caring for your senior for a long time. If you’re having a difficult time figuring out what you’re going to do, end-of-life care providers can help you to explore those options and point you toward resources that can help.

If you or a loved one have questions about Elder Care in Toms River, NJ, please contact the caring staff at Serenity Hospice. Call today, we can help:  (609)-227-2400