{"id":32169,"date":"2020-01-22T17:35:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/?page_id=32169"},"modified":"2024-05-15T10:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T08:21:31","slug":"is-caregiving-the-same-as-volunteering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/en\/about-informal-care\/is-caregiving-the-same-as-volunteering\/","title":{"rendered":"Is caregiving the same as volunteering?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652271034337{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-32169-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ENGELS_Is-mantelzorg-hetzelfde-als-vrijwilligerswerk.wav?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ENGELS_Is-mantelzorg-hetzelfde-als-vrijwilligerswerk.wav\">https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ENGELS_Is-mantelzorg-hetzelfde-als-vrijwilligerswerk.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<h3>Is caregiving the same as volunteering?<\/h3>\n<p>In this article we answer the question: Is caregiving the same as volunteering?<br \/>\nCaregiving means nothing more and nothing less than to selflessly care for a loved one. On the Mantelzorgelijk website you\u2019ll find the most important questions about caregiving. Here you\u2019ll find clear answers \u2013 without the complicated caregiving terminology \u2013 and helpful tips.<\/p>\n<p>The answer is no. Caregiving is not volunteering. A volunteer chooses to help others during his or her free time. Volunteering is always your own decision. You enjoy supporting another person during your free time. A caregiver doesn\u2019t choose to take care of a loved one. He or she starts providing care because it is necessary and inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>Most people, whether they want it or not, will face caregiving a few times in their lives. That is when they have to provide care for someone close to them for a few months (and sometimes a few years or for the rest of their lives).<\/p>\n<p>Caregiving has a significant impact on your life. It requires a lot of time, energy and often money as well.\u00a0And besides beautiful moments it also brings about a lot of worries.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6ad4dc4ce331e .vcex-image-img{border-radius:10px;}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6ad4dc4ce331e\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"968\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tdt.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tdt.jpg 968w, https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tdt-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tdt-768x353.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mantelzorgelijk.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/tdt-600x276.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1652271034337{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;] Is caregiving the same as volunteering? In this article we answer the question: Is caregiving the same as volunteering? Caregiving means nothing more and nothing less than to selflessly care for a loved one. On the Mantelzorgelijk website you\u2019ll find the most important questions about caregiving. 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