by taz65 | Apr 1, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief, Tips
During COVID-19, feeling less helpful or effective than usual has been a theme for many of us working in senior care facilities. The demands of our personal and professional lives often outweigh our time or energy. Also, we often feel we cannot complete all the...
by taz65 | Mar 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief, Tips, Uncategorized
You’re in good company if you’ve noticed some extra discouragement or frustration during a time when we have some glimmers of COVID-19 hope: vaccines have arrived and ben delivered, rates of death and hospitalization are down…so why do we feel so discouraged,...
by taz65 | Mar 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief
You’ve likely heard of hitting “the wall” as a term used to describe the point when you feel you can’t keep going. COVID-19 has its own special (or not so special) “walls:” the kind when you feel more exhausted, irritable, tense than you thought was possible. At this...
by taz65 | Feb 25, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief, Tips
We have lost a great deal during COVID-19. In addition, we have ongoing social unrest. This can have a negative impact on our health, well-being and resilience. We can also lose hope that kindness exists, which is a terrible feeling – especially for caregivers. It’s...
by taz65 | Feb 18, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief, Tips
COVID-19 has thrown everyone’s life into unknown territory. We have lost routines, rituals, celebrations and so many other things. This means we’ve also lost control, which turns out to be very important for our well-being. A sense of control or “autonomy” is...
by taz65 | Jan 5, 2021 | COVID-19 Stress, Resilience, Stress Relief, Tips, Uncategorized
Resilience While Grieving While senior care staff are aware that their residents may die while in care, losing a resident during these COVID-19 days can be even more difficult. It can affect folks who worked closely with that person as well as those who have less...
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