Family Caregiver Investigation

 

 

  I finally got the April caregiving schedule sorted out and now I know how many hours I am on caregiving duty this month if there are no changes (398.5 hours / 720 total hours) or 55% of the caregiving time. This also means I am providing caregiving duty for 55% of my lifetime for the month. That leaves me 45% of the month to my own work, my self care, caring for my household and property, etc. There are 6 days of the month that I am not scheduled to cover caregiving. Put another way, I am on caregiving duty 24 days of the month. On the days I am not on caregiving duty, I am on call in case there are questions are problems arise that need my help to reduce tension (ie. Mom won't let the Home Support Caregiver give her regularly scheduled shower and shampoo). Mom has a team of 7 family members contributing their time to her care. This schedule means that she is never left alone. There is always someone who is attending to make sure she has what she needs and her risk of accident or...