Gift cards offer respite for caregivers
Hearthside this month begins offering gift cards as a way to make home care more approachable.
In a $48 gift card, for example, a three-hour break - time is created to get out of the house, to get some needed sleep, or to run errands with the peace of mind that a family member is being cared for. No big commitment. No major cost.
Family caregivers often do not recognize themselves as needing a break, nor do they speak up about their needs. They see themselves as a devoted daughter, a loving wife, a mother, a father, or whatever it is and they think: 'It is my responsibility. I need to take care of Mom'.
Gift cards are a gentle, creative way of introducing home care. Perhaps call it respite packaged as pampering. But family members should be up front not to couch long-term needs in a three-hour gift card. The care card is a way to change that resistance and change that negative feeling that 'I need to be taken care of too'; it's a start.
To purchase, it's simple. Order online at http://hearthsidehomecare.com/?page_id=46 or Call Hearthside Home Care at 336-808-1351 or toll-free 866-808-1351, and tell us the details and we’ll gladly send the card to the recipient, as you request. 
