Episode 56: Preventing Caregivers Burnout
Join us as we talk about the importance of caregivers, what hiring a caregiver for your senior aged family can do for you and how to avoid caregivers’ burnout.
In this episode, we talk with Winsome Brown of Lean On Dee Senior Care Advocates. We talk about being a business owner while having to care for parents. We talk about being unexpectedly thrust into a caregiving role, the impact of this on a business owner, the change in family dynamics, how we support our parents as they age, and how we can prevent caregiver burnout.
Winsome Brown speaks from personal experiences as she and her sister became the caregivers for their mother. She did not always have the support or training needed to make the decisions that were best for her aging mother’s care when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2010. Winsome had been working in the financial sector for over twenty years, after earning a degree in public accounting from Pace University. Thrust unexpectedly into the role of a caregiver; she felt pressured to make life-altering choices on her mother’s behalf, without being prepared to do so. This journey helped shaped her views about our health system and what was needed for seniors and caregivers.
Winsome, and her sister, a registered nurse, soon after, formed Lean On Dee Senior Care Advocates, serving as a Certified Senior Advisors, Certified Dementia Live Coaches, and Caregivers. They help people through the process of making life-altering decisions and honoring their loved ones with planning and preparedness. It is important to have valuable resources when family roles change. It can be very rewarding taking care of your parents or a loved one and Lean On Dee is there to answer the questions and provide assistance. Winsome shares the services they provide and what you should look for in choosing senior caregiving.
Today, as demand for Lean on Dee’s services grows, Winsome works with her sister to bring peace of mind, resources, and education to families that find themselves in need as a loved one goes through the aging process.