Family caregivers manage the stress of taking care of others and themselves

As Maryland moves closer to a full reopening, some family caregivers might have concerns about transmitting the virus to one of their loved ones.

REOPENING━ SOME FAMILYCAREGIVERS MIGHT HAVE CONCERNABOUT TRANSMITTING THE VIRUSTO ONE OF THEIR LOVED ONES.

ASPART OF OUR REBOUND MARYLANDSERIES━ WMAR 2 NEWS' MARKROPER HAS SOME TIPS THISMORNING, ON PROTECTING MEMBERSOF YOUR FAMILY AS YOU START TOCOME IN CONTACT WITH MOPEOPLSINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN━MANY PEOPLE WHO USED TO HAVEAT HOME CARE NOW ARE RELYINGON A FAMILY MEMBER FOR THEIRNEEDS.

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCEFOR CAREGIVING AND THE AARPPUT TOGETHER A CAREGIVINGREPORT FOR 2020.

ANDRESEARCHERS FOUND ONE IN FIVEAMERICANS NOW FIND THEMSELVESIN THE POSITION OF BEING ANUNPAID━ FAMILY CAREGIVER.MANY MOTHERS AND FATHERS━ ORSONS AND DAUGHTERS FINDTHEMSELVES WITH ANOTHEPOSITION IN THE FAMILY ASCAREGIVER THESE DAYS━ SINCETHE PANDEMIC FORCED PEOPLE TOSHELTER IN PLACE.

AND WITHSTA━A━ HOME ORDERS BEINGLIFTED ACROSS THE STATE━SOME CAREGIVERS MAY HAVECONCERNS ABOUT TRANSMITTINGCOVI━19 WHEN THEY VISIT ALOVED ONE.

WE TALKED WITH ACARE COACH WHO RECOMMENDSRELYING ON TECHNOLOGY TOAUTOMATE AS MANY ACTIVITIES ASPOSSIBLE IN AND AROUND THEHOME.

SUCH AS MAKING IT ASMART HOME WITH A GOOGLE NESTOR AMAZON ALEXA HUB.

YOU CANUSE THE HUB TO HELP ELIMINATECOMMON TOUCH POINTS BYAUTOMATING TURNING ON OR OFFTHE LIGHTS AND USE CONTAC━FREE FOOD DELIVERY SERVICFOR GROCERIES I think no owants to bring harm to anyoat this time, but the moreautomation we can bring toolder people's lives thebetter it will be for them,not only for now but in tlong run the great thing isyou can employ grandkids tohelp as well, who knoweverything about technology,and so there's always somebodythere who can help bridge thegap, but we have to be patientfor sure, with people thatdon't know or understand orare threatened by technologyFOR MORE SAFETY TIPS ONVISITING A LOVED ONE OR TAKINGCARE OF A FAMILY MEMBER'NEEDS IN THE AGE OF COVI━19━ LOOK FOR THIS STORY ON OURWEBSITE━ WMAR 2 NEWS DOTCOM.WITH MORE RESTRICTI