Caring for people living with dementia is not just challenging—it’s profoundly personal, deeply emotional, and often exhausting. Healthcare providers regularly find themselves navigating a complex emotional landscape filled with stress, grief, and sometimes, feelings of helplessness. This can quickly lead to compassion fatigue, a state of emotional and physical exhaustion that affects both professional and family caregivers alike.

 

Caregivers are a unique group of people.  Naturally nurturing and compassionate, such empathetic traits can also lead to complex challenges.  Creating healthy boundaries is especially tough when you are the type of person that wants to help.  Learning when to say yes and how to say no is essential for caregivers to stay physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy.