{"id":23747,"date":"2024-12-13T09:55:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=23747"},"modified":"2024-12-13T09:55:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T14:55:28","slug":"combating-loneliness-and-social-isolation-as-a-caregiver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=23747","title":{"rendered":"Combating loneliness and social isolation as a caregiver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taking care of a Veteran is a deeply rewarding role, yet it\u2019s not without challenges. One of the struggles that often comes with this responsibility is the sense of isolation and loneliness. As a caregiver, you may find yourself so focused on the needs of the Veteran you love that you end up feeling alone, overwhelmed or disconnected from others. This is a common experience, but the good news is there are many ways to connect and thrive in your role.  Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/136970\/combating-loneliness-and-isolation-as-caregiver\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/136970\/combating-loneliness-and-isolation-as-caregiver\/\">here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"54\" class=\"wp-image-20064\" style=\"width: 225px;\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs.png 418w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/VA-dept-of-vet-affairs-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Notice:<\/strong>\u00a0The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The URL (internet address) for this link is valid on the posted date; medicarereport.org cannot guarantee the duration of the link\u2019s validity. Also, the opinions expressed in these postings are the viewpoints of the original source and are not explicitly endorsed by AMAC, Inc.; the AMAC Foundation, Inc.; or medicarereport.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source &#8211; news.va.gov) Taking care of a Veteran is a deeply rewarding role, yet it\u2019s not without challenges. One of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,7],"tags":[1630,956,566,87,245],"class_list":["post-23747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-caregiver","category-veterans-benefits","tag-building-better-caregivers","tag-caregiver","tag-caregiver-support-program","tag-veterans","tag-veterans-health-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23747"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23748,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23747\/revisions\/23748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}