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How to care for the elderly without their caregivers burning out
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Studies show that caregiver burnout worsens when the health needs of the person they are caring for change.
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Sarah is 69 and has her hands full, caring for her 90-year-old mother who suffers from dementia.
Her mother was recently admitted to hospital after suffering severe abdominal pain. Since then, the elderly woman’s appetite has been affected and she can eat only soft foods. Her health has worsened.
