Caring for Multiple People at Once - Jessica Sima Caregiver Spotlight
- S3E89
- 44:23
- April 22nd 2020
In this special COVID-19 themed caregiver spotlight episode, meet healthcare worker and family caregiver Jessica Sima. Jessica helps care for her mom with end stage liver disease and diabetes and is the guardian for her brother with developmental disabilities. Jessica's mom recently fell and is recovering in a skilled nursing facility and her brother resides in an Illinois state-operated developmental center. Jessica shares how she made the tough decision between bringing mom home or keeping her in the skilled nursing facility. She also shares her criteria to select a nursing facility, how she is communicating with her isolated family members, and how she is managing expectations with each facility regarding her family member's care.
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Happy Healthy Caregiver
Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying to live your own life? Wondering how to find the time for your personal health & happiness? Welcome to the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast. The show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others.
Host and Certified Caregiving Consultant, Elizabeth Miller shares her stories and content and also talks with others who are either current or former family caregivers. Real people who are figuring out how to integrate caregiving with their lives and ready to share what they have learned with you.
For more information about Happy Healthy Caregiver visit https://happyhealthycaregiver.com/
Meet the Hosts
Host and Certified Caregiving Consultant, Elizabeth Miller shares her stories and content and also talks with others who are either current or former family caregivers. Real people who are figuring out how to integrate caregiving with their lives and ready to share what they have learned with you.
Elizabeth Miller is a family caregiver and a Certified Caregiving Consultant (CCC). Her personal experiences caring for aging parents with chronic and terminal illnesses as well as caring for a sibling with developmental disabilities (while working full-time and raising teenagers) inspired her to create Happy Healthy Caregiver.
Elizabeth is a national speaker, workshop leader, and global advocate for family caregivers. Through her consulting services and free resources, Elizabeth helps family caregivers integrate caregiving with their busy lives. She also leads the Atlanta Daughterhood Circle – a social support group for family caregivers.
Elizabeth and her husband Jason live in Marietta, GA with their two teenagers and Shih Tzu Shadow. For more information visit http://happyhealthycaregiver.com/about/.
