Looking after someone you love, either as a full-time or part-time carer, brings with it a whole range of challenges, some practical and emotional.
Often the biggest challenge is the conflict within the carer themselves of how to reconcile meeting their own needs, with the needs of the person they are looking after.
Being able to provide care to someone in their own home has a huge number of advantages for that person.
They are able to live in familiar surroundings, maybe have family and friends to visit or stay, possibly have pets, and most of all, retain some degree of independence.
Most of these things, a carer will recognise, appreciate and want to encourage. Where it becomes more difficult, is often around the practicalities of how the carer manages their own life.
Being a carer can be quite an isolated position to be in, and having practical respite care can often make a world of difference. What is critical is finding the right respite provider.
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