{"id":3051,"date":"2018-09-17T20:40:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2018-09-17T20:42:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T20:42:17","slug":"difference-between-care-and-caring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/illinois\/arlingtonheights\/blog\/difference-between-care-and-caring\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference between CARE and CARING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best parts about owning a <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/illinois\/arlingtonheights\/services\/home-care-agency\/\">home care agency<\/a> is having the opportunity to learn from the members of our team about their motivation for becoming a caregiver and their view of what exactly it means to provide <em><u>CARE<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>I have thought this month about the importance of making the distinction between <strong><em>care<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong> with my caregivers and share our values and the approach we want our team to bring to the home.\u00a0 When we talk about <strong><em>care<\/em><\/strong> we are referring to the meeting the client\u2019s physical and basic needs, whereas <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong> refers to more of the humanistic, emotional needs.\u00a0 Oftentimes a family calls on a caregiver to provide the <strong><em>care <\/em><\/strong>component, while the daughter, son, spouse will provide the <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 What would that look like? An <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/illinois\/arlingtonheights\/about\/our-caregivers\/\">Assisting hands caregiver<\/a> might come to transfer, bathe, and dress the client, while her husband gets a breathe of fresh air. When he comes home, he can return with a new energy and spirit to hold his wife\u2019s hands and talk to her about how she\u2019s feeling and the day\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>The buzz these days is around the lack of <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong> in the medical field. That is, the focus is on curing diseases and less on comfort and compassion.\u00a0 At our Assisting Hands office, the value we instill in our caregivers in that <strong><em>care<\/em><\/strong> is our first and primary job to allow <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong> to occur. In our role, that means that it is our job to be reliable, consistent, capable, and hardworking, before we can put the icing on the cake to develop a <strong><em>caring<\/em><\/strong> relationship with our client or give the family space to do so for their loved one. \u00a0Sometimes caring for someone doesn\u2019t always mean a sweet smile (although that\u2019s nice too) and flowers or candy, but it DOES mean showing up even when it\u2019s inconvenient, trudging through the snow in winter so your client has a warm meal for the day, and doing the right thing when it\u2019s not always easy.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2779 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2018\/06\/Parksons-Care.jpg 1687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That being said, the caring component is what comes naturally to our caregivers. What does this look like? Talking directly to the client, rather than only addressing a family member. Caring for someone brings the \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do you know when your non-verbal dementia patient needs something or is uncomfortable?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Look at her face, her expression.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What has your background taught you about <em>care<\/em> and <em>caring<\/em>? Which one do you believe is your primary responsibility as a family member or caregiver?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTo be cared for by others, to need caring, remains a permanent part of the human condition.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere is no going back to normality, and even rehabilitation is a lost dream.\u00a0 Here is where caring really matters: when nothing that is thought of as the fruit of modern medicine can be applied with any success. Only direct physical help, the constant presence of another, and the steady nourishment of empathy will suffice to help the patient make it through life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the best parts about owning a home care agency is having the opportunity to learn from the members of our team about their motivation for becoming a caregiver and their view of what exactly it means to provide CARE. 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