Caregivers are those who assist others with life functioning. This includes those caring for aging parents, children or adult children with special needs, or ailing loved ones. Caregiving can cover a wide range of activities from scheduling medical appointments and providing transportation, managing finances, and coordinating care to more hands on activities like cooking meals, feeding, bathing, and cleaning for your loved one. There are of course emotional and mental well-being needs to be addressed for your loved one.

Caregiving may be temporary, such as following an illness, treatment or hospital stay. In other cases caregiving is long term, such as caring for a loved one with dementia or special needs for a time or a lifetime. It can be quite strange shifting from being a spouse to the role of a nurse. Of course you may still have your own obligations or work during this period. You may also have children or grandchildren to care for. There may also be some grieving that occurs as you mourn the loss of the life you had or envisioned for you and your loved ones. Research is plentiful on the impact of caregiver stress on those doing the caregiving; sadly caregivers are prone to developing depression and anxiety as a result of caregiver stress.

At AROSE eTherapy, the stressors of caregiving are well-understood. Did you know 65% of caregivers are women? This is why AROSE, which caters to therapy for women, is a good source of support. Dr. Rozycki has extensive experience working in health psychology settings including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and medical clinics. She has worked in family medicine practices, cancer centers, neurology and neuropsychology clinics, and diabetes education centers. With these positions she has worked with older adults by providing counseling and diagnostic assessments of dementia, depression, and anxiety. These are difficult situations to manage; AROSE eTherapy is here to support you through these challenging situations.