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Wayne
Great to hear of your work. For a while here in Australia
I have been trying to get people to acknowledge the other
side of caregiver burden "carereceiver burden". I believe
that the carereceivers also have concerns, problems and
issues that can be addressed through education and
counselling. I have started a clinic thru my university
for education, support and counselling for older people
(and their caregivers). It's been hard to get it off the
ground because the perception seems to be that the older
people couldn't or wouldn't want to talk about their
concerns - it's even hard for some people to acknowledge
that the carereceivers might have some problems with being
cared for!! Another problem is that frequently the
caregiver has to bring the older person to the clinic -
another burden they don't want to deal with. If you have
encountered similar problems or can suggest ways to
overcome them, I'd be interested.
Helen