What is caregiver stress and how do people cope with it?
Is caring for a child and caring for an older person different?
Why do we normally associate caregiver stress with our parents and not our children?
How does caregiver stress impact people and how does it affect our mental well-being?
Do people become spiritually inclined towards liquid spirit or spirituality due to the stress of caregiving?
India is a unique combination of cultures, economic backgrounds and family structure, especially when it comes to older people and their caregivers.
The larger point of debate is, over the years it is going to become even more expensive to hire caregivers because of which the role of caregiving will fall on family members.
How and where will caregivers find the support when they require care themselves?
Will caregivers take help of Spirits, Spirituality or succumb to the pressure one day and become collateral damage?
As a Nation we need to create more support systems for caregivers so that the balance between Institutional care and family care is maintained.
Pankaj Mehrotra
