You might be feeling worried the cost of living crisis and the impact it could have on you or the person you care for. You might be overwhelmed in your caring role, particularly if you are feeling the financial impact of the rise in daily living.
This information is here to help you cope if you are feeling:
- Stressed and anxious
- Overwhelmed at staying at home and an increase in your caring role
Food and Mood – A change in our routine can affect how and what we eat. During this time it is important to look after our physical health as this also has a positive impact on our mental health. Eating well balanced meals will help keep your blood sugar stable and improves your mood and energy. Planning meals can also help structure your day. See our Recipe page for healthy and simple ‘Store Cupboard’ recipes.
Staying hydrated is particularly important at this time. As with food, a change in our routine can negatively impact our fluid intake. Drinking water regularly is important for our physical and mental health. If you are concerned you are not drinking enough water, you could set a reminder on your phone.
At Home Routine
If you are at home more than usual it can be difficult to manage your health and wellbeing. You might be finding your caring role has increased due to being at home. Having a routine whilst you are at home will help structure and break-up your day. You can even put this routine up on the wall to remind you. Keeping your routine as similar as it was before is important; try and get up and go to bed at the same time as you would have done. However research also shows that varying your routine from day-to-day also has a positive impact on wellbeing. Wandsworth Carers’ Centre have a number of wellbeing activities for Carers during this time – see our activities page for more information.
Keeping Connected
During this time, ensuring you have the correct contact details for people is important. This will reduce feelings of isolation and form part of your at home routine. If you would like information and support to set up an online account such as Zoom, see our handy ‘How to Zoom’ Guide that gives you step by step instructions on setting up a Zoom account. Alternatively call us on 020 8877 1200 and we can support you with this.
