Your mom has Alzheimer’s, and you’ve been helping her for years. As her needs increase, how do you balance your own need for self-care, your partner’s and children’s needs, and your mom’s care? If you’re overwhelmed and stressed, arrange for companion care at home services.

Meal Prep As Much As You Can For a Full Week

Use meal prep to simplify some of your weekly chores. If your sister takes your mom shopping each Saturday, you could use those hours to dice onions, slice and marinate meats, and make bone broth for the week.

Pin the menu to the refrigerator or use an online cloud program to have it easy to access. If you are unable to cook a meal because you’re sick or have an appointment, your brother will know exactly what you had planned and prepped.

Make Lists That You Can Share

Use Google Drive or a similar program and build a spreadsheet of everything your mom needs help with, in a format that’s easily shared. Use drop-down options or checkboxes to mark when something is done each week.

You can use this to add appointments and quickly remove tasks that are no longer necessary, such as if she stops seeing her counselor and switches to a memory care social worker. Shared calendars are also helpful to share with other family members and friends who help out.

This helps you stay organized and ensure you’ve taken care of everything she needs. If you have siblings or other family members who help out from time to time, they have a list of what you’ve done and what still needs completing.

Use Technology to Your Advantage

Smart speakers help remind you when it’s time to do something. You know your mom needs her anti-anxiety medications at 9 a.m. and again at 9 p.m. before bed. You lose track of time and often forget them. A smart speaker can set off an alarm that you can’t ignore.

You can also use technology to remind you when your mom has appointments. It will alert you the morning of and when it’s time to leave the house. You can adjust the alerts, too, so you could have your mom getting ready to leave an hour earlier than needed if she’s prone to delaying getting ready.

Arrange Extra Help from Companion Care at Home When It’s Needed

Is it time to bring in additional help? For some family caregivers, a sense of guilt takes over. Do you feel like you must be the only one taking care of the woman who raised you? Don’t let guilt run your life.

While your mom’s companion care at home aide is with her, you’re free to visit friends, spend time alone, or attend a support group. Taking care of yourself is the best way to take care of your mom.

If you or a family member need to hire Companion Care at Home Services in Coconut Creek FL, call the caring professionals at Star Multi Care today at (954) 870-4770. We provide service in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Margate, Pompano Beach, and Tamarac.

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Stephen Sternbach

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With over 35 years of experience, Stephen Sternbach has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Star Multi Care Services since 1987. After the sale of the New York and New Jersey operations of Star Multi Care Services, Sternbach brought the company private where he remains President and CEO of this 40-million dollar company. With Sternbach at the helm, Star Multi Care Services employs more than 650 employees, in six offices throughout Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

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