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Helpful Tips for the Long-Distance Caregiver - Young Heart Home and Community Care

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  Looking after elderly parents who live far away is tricky. Regardless of whether you reside an hour away or are tending to a parent in another area, it's both emotionally exhausting and costly. On average, long-distance caregiving can spend approximately more than $10,000 annually for related expenses. While we understand everyone has busy schedules, we know that you can’t be there in person all the time. So what can you do? Here are a few approaches to assist ageing parents, even when you live far away. Think about what you can do Acknowledge that you cannot do all that is necessary for your parents. What you can do instead is to think about where you have strengths. With the knowledge of what you can do comes the ability to plan those grey-areas included in taking care of them. Gather the family members for a meeting Bring everyone up to date with a face-to-face encounter, phone call, or video chat. Gather the entire family so that each person grasps the problems at hand and yo