How can I ask for help if I can no longer keep up caregiving?

Caregiving can become heavy, especially if you notice that you can no longer manage it. Then it helps to seek help today from people who can think along with you. In Zoetermeer, you can turn to Mantelzorg Zoetermeer.

When do you call 112 immediately?

In the event of immediate danger to your loved one, yourself, or someone else, 112 is appropriate. This also applies if your loved one with mental health problems is avoiding care and there is acute danger. The same applies in a mental health crisis.

If you are shouting, threatening, holding someone tightly, locking someone in, or withholding care, the limit of safe care has been reached. First get yourself and your loved one to safety. Do not try to solve the situation alone.

When do you go to the GP or out-of-hours GP service?

Without immediate life-threatening danger, you can contact the GP or out-of-hours GP service. If necessary, they can involve the crisis service. This applies in a mental health crisis and in concerns where quick medical assessment is needed.

Where do you start in Zoetermeer with caregiving support?

Start with the local access desk or Mantelzorg Zoetermeer. They will help you on to the right place. You do not have to feel severely overburdened first.

For support nearby, you can also turn to Mantelzorg Zoetermeer. This also applies if your loved one has mental health problems, or if you yourself are becoming overburdened.

What respite care and home help are available?

If you want to hand over care for a while, there is light respite care in the neighborhood, volunteers who are present at home, day care, and short-term stay. At inZet and through independent client support, they will think along with you free of charge about what fits.

Practical help at home can also make a difference. Think of cleaning help, grocery help, a handyman service, help in the garden, a meal service, or a volunteer for a small task. Some help you arrange yourself, others through the Wmo.

Where can you go if offices do not help each other?

If it is unclear whether you should go to the municipality, health insurer, or care office, you can ask for independent explanation. This can also help with questions about assistive devices or the transition from hospital to home.

This free information and advice route is accessible via Juiste Loket.

What do you do if it no longer feels safe right now?

Return to safety immediately. In acute danger, call 112. This also applies if you are now thinking about suicide and cannot keep yourself safe.

If you are not in immediate life-threatening danger, contact your GP, district nurse, caregiving support worker, or 113 today. 113 can be called or chatted with day and night, free of charge and anonymously. Also ask for replacement care or temporary take-over, so the pressure decreases.