Helping End Caregiver Burnout with a 3 Part Caregiver Support System

Caring for someone you love is a deeply meaningful journey—but it can also feel overwhelming. Without the right support systems in place, caregivers can quickly experience burnout. Between juggling medical needs, emotional support, and daily tasks, caregivers often carry a heavy load. Without the right tools and resources, even the most dedicated caregivers risk running on empty.

In this blog, we delve into why caregivers need a variety of professional services and how these services can collaborate to provide holistic care. Think of it as creating a “full-course meal” of support—every element working together to ensure the caregiver’s success and well-being.

The following 3 Part Support System is designed to give the average caregiver tools and skills used by professional caregiving agencies to help them end or minimize the effect of burnout. It will include how they can create a support system made up of additional caregivers who will receive training and skills to provide quality caregiving and work a few days a week. This will give this main caregivers consistent days off for themselves EVERY WEEK (not just respite care) to care for their own needs.

PART 1: Our Introductory ebook

Our introductory ebook will explain the cause of caregiver burnout, who we are, what we do and the solution. We help caregivers see it is imperative that every caregiver have a Plan of Care in place before starting Caregiving, otherwise there can be disastrous consequences. It also explains what a plan of care is and directs you to our next step—how we can help you design your own. Every successful caregiving journey begins with a comprehensive plan of care. This essential document acts as a roadmap, detailing the medical, emotional, and physical needs of the person requiring care. But what sets an effective plan apart is its inclusion of the caregiver’s needs.

A robust plan of care should:

• Highlight the care recipient’s ailments, medications, and devices.
• Provide step-by-step caregiving instructions.
• Outline strategies to support the caregiver, such as scheduling consistent additional caregivers, who work 2-3 days a week.

By addressing both the recipient and caregiver, the plan becomes a tool for quality care and prevention of burnout. For more guidance on creating such plans, explore our blog on Caregiver Burnout Prevention.

The eBook How to End Caregiver Burnout created by caregiver coach Lynnel Townsend is an excellent resource with expert guidance that includes proven strategies, professional tips, and helpful information to help caregivers take control of their caregiving journey.

PART 2: Our Online Training Courses

What is a Plan of Care?

A Plan of Care is a Book of Caregiving Instructions or manual, filled with all information pertaining to the individuals ailments and care needs, so everyone involved with their care will know what to do and how to provide quality caregiving. Most professional caregiving agencies refer to this as an ISP, Individual Support Plan.

However the SHS&S Organization refers to their plan of care as an HSP- Holistic Support Plan. This is because since our primary focus is to support and care for the need of the caregiver before the person needing care so they can have the strength and resources to care for this care recipient, our (Manual ) is filled with information about the person needing care ( ISP) like professional agencies, but also information and training to support the main caregiver.

Why is it Imperative that EVERY CAREGIVER has one in place before starting caregiving?

It’s understandable that no one would attempt to bake a pound cake for the first time without a recipe because the cake may not turn out well….Neither would a person attempt to change the alternator on their vehicle without a manual….

Any task we take on in life that we are unfamiliar with requires instructions and a Step by Step guide, otherwise the outcome can be disastrous.

Yet unfortunately, this is the sad situation many caregivers find themselves forced into, despite how serious and life threatening it could be for both, the individual needing care as well as the person providing it,. And as they begin their caregiving journey, many become overwhelmed as they navigate through all the new medications, devices, equipment, doctors orders and behaviors of the individual needing care.

So… what does the caregiver do? Who do they turn to for advice and how do they put all the pieces together and learn to live with this NEW NORM? Understandably when a caregiver is unprepared it can take a toll on their health and even become life threatening, especially if the caregiver already has their own medical conditions. Please click on the following link to see the sad consequences of what happens when an already sick caregiver tries to provide care for an individual needing total care, with the tragic situation of the Hackman Family, and especially his wife who was the primary caregiver.

This is why it is IMPERATIVE that EVERY CAREGIVER has a Peronalized Plan of Care in place which is ( a book of Caregiver instructions about the person) As a result all involved with their care will know what to do and how to provide quality caregiving.

So … What is the next step?

ATTENTION Caregivers!!!

Are you or someone you know a caregiver of an individual needing total care and wish you had a book of instructions or guide to make life easier?

Do you work 24/7 without a support system and is caregiver burnout effecting your health causing you to neglect your own health and personal needs?

Are you among the many caregivers who cannot afford the Hugh cost of caregiving through professional agencies?

Are you a sibling to an individual providing care to your love one, and wish you could do more but you live roar away?

If any of this sounds like you, you need a PERSONALIZED PLAN OF CARE to show you what to do and how to provide quality caregiving while taking care of your own needs! CLICK ON THE LINK to get started today to create your own Personalized Plan of Care!!

Don’t be the next victim of Caregiver Burnout when there really are solutions!

Would you like to see a live demonstration of what you will receive in your Personalized plan of Care?

Part 3: Support for Caregivers Coaching Services

We provide a weekly coaching and mentoring service for caregivers with ongoing support and training with additional tools, skills and resources to further assist these caregivers and families.

The courses are not designed to pick and choose, you will purchase the course specifically designed for the individuals ailment. With the purchase of either course, whether Generalized for all ailments or Dementia only, upon completion these are a few of the many benefits the caregiver will receive:

• Giving caregivers tools, skills, support and resources to help them prevent burnout.
• Teaching them techniques to prioritize their own health while caring for others.
• Help them create a medical profile filled with all information and instructions of care needs of the care recipient so all caregivers involved will know how to provide quality caregiving.

By integrating these elements, caregivers can provide high-quality care without neglecting their own well-being.