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Source: www.care.com | Re-Post CareProdx 9/15/2016 - Your mother resists in-home helpers, insisting you can wait on her. Your frail father won't stop driving. Your aunt denies the need for a personal care aide, in spite of her unwashed hair and soiled clothes. Your grandmother refuses to move to an assisted living facility "because it's full of old people."Sound familiar? Nothing is harder for a family caregiver than an elder loved one who refuses needed help. "This is one of the most …

As caregivers, we work hard every day to help make the lives of others better. Even though nothing can compare to the joy of making another person smile, sometimes all that hard work begins to wear down on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It’s in these moments that we feel exhausted and completely drained.If we don’t allow ourselves time to reset and rejuvenate our minds and bodies, soon our tiredness will begin to show in our work and affect the people we love and care for. …