{"id":14190,"date":"2025-12-13T09:03:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T14:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/?p=14190"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:49:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:49:34","slug":"how-to-get-help-when-youre-struggling-to-care-for-a-family-member-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/how-to-get-help-when-youre-struggling-to-care-for-a-family-member-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get help when you’re struggling to care for a family member at home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> difficult<\/span> to<\/span> care<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> family<\/span> member<\/span> at<\/span> home<\/span>,<\/span> especially<\/span> if<\/span> you<\/span>‘re<\/span> struggling<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> it<\/span> all<\/span> on<\/span> your<\/span> own<\/span>.<\/span> If<\/span> you<\/span>‘re<\/span> finding<\/span> yourself<\/span> feeling<\/span> overwhelmed<\/span>,<\/span> there<\/span> are<\/span> ways<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> help<\/span>.<\/span> One<\/span> way<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> help<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> out<\/span> to<\/span> your<\/span> family<\/span> and<\/span> friends<\/span>.<\/span> They<\/span> can<\/span> provide<\/span> support<\/span> and<\/span> practical<\/span> help<\/span>,<\/span> such<\/span> as<\/span> taking<\/span> over<\/span> some<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> care<\/span>giving<\/span> duties<\/span> or<\/span> running<\/span> err<\/span>ands<\/span>.<\/span> Another<\/span> way<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> help<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> seek<\/span> out<\/span> professional<\/span> care<\/span>giving<\/span> services<\/span>.<\/span> There<\/span> are<\/span> companies<\/span> that<\/span> can<\/span> provide<\/span> in<\/span>–<\/span>home<\/span> care<\/span> for<\/span> your<\/span> loved<\/span> one<\/span>,<\/span> giving<\/span> you<\/span> a<\/span> much<\/span>–<\/span>needed<\/span> break<\/span>.<\/span> These<\/span> services<\/span> can<\/span> be<\/span> expensive<\/span>,<\/span> but<\/span> there<\/span> may<\/span> be<\/span> financial<\/span> assistance<\/span> available<\/span> through<\/span> your<\/span> state<\/span> or<\/span> local<\/span> government<\/span>.<\/span> If<\/span> you<\/span>‘re<\/span> struggling<\/span> to<\/span> care<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> family<\/span> member<\/span> at<\/span> home<\/span>,<\/span> don<\/span>‘t<\/span> be<\/span> afraid<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> out<\/span> for<\/span> help<\/span>.<\/span> With<\/span> a<\/span> little<\/span> support<\/span>,<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> make<\/span> it<\/span> through<\/span> this<\/span> difficult<\/span> time<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caring Hands United provides affordable in-home care services in over 80 counties across the State of Georgia. We also are a provider in the Structured Family Caregiver<\/strong><\/a> Medicaid Waiver program, which allows qualified family members living in the same home to receive stipend payments. Call or contact us<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It can be difficult to care for a family member at home, especially if you‘re struggling to do it all on your own. If you‘re finding yourself feeling overwhelmed, there are ways to get help. One way to get help is to reach out to your family and friends. They can provide support and practical […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8793,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,58],"tags":[147,149,148],"class_list":["post-14190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-featured","tag-family-caregiver","tag-family-caregiving","tag-structured-family-caregiver"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14190"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14193,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14190\/revisions\/14193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caringhandsunited.com\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}