Working at Home Often Beneficial for Alzheimer’s Caregivers
Juggling caregiving, family, and a career can stretch a caregiver almost to the limit. This leads into one reason for having a home business…you’re able to care for the family member without punching a time clock at a job. You’re not juggling your work-away-from-home schedule with caring for them.
Katelyn at Life Without Memories gives us advantages (and disadvantages) for working at home when you have an Alzheimer’s family member. She also refers to Laura at Writing Thoughts who tells about working at home and caring for her father with Alzheimer’s, as well as her family.
Even though you’ll still be juggling a job or career, you’re not likely to have quite the rigid schedule and you’ll be nearby.
I worked at home and away from home when Mother, who had Alzheimer’s, lived with Jim and me. I did my writing work mainly at home and could include chats with Mother. (She has always encouraged me in my writing career.)
However, I also did substitute teaching. On those days took Mother to a day care. Our schedule could get hectic getting Mother up early enough to leave her and then get to school on time . It involved juggling, but I was grateful that I had some flexibility…and have those memories of days with Mother while writing and researching.
Perhaps you can develop a less rigid schedule by involving yourself in something you can do at home while caring for your family member with Alzheimer’s.
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