It's November, which means it is National Family Caregivers Month. NFCA has been organizing this national time of recognition for family caregivers since the mid nineties. Our theme this year is Speak Up - Speak Up for Your Rights, not something family caregivers tend to be very good at. What doe sit mean to Speak Up? On the simplest... Read more
I've mentioned before that I think family caregiving may well be near the tipping point. It seems that every newspaper and TV and radio station has or plans to educate the country about some aspect of family caregiving. They don't always get the key points quite right, but they are more and more. This interest is obviously great news... Read more
I think we've reached the tipping point or are very close to it -- finally the link between family caregivers and chronic illness seems to have been made. Hallelujah! Case in point -- all of the following happened in July. INTEL sponsored a program entitled: Chronic Illness at the Crossroads and family caregiving ended up... Read more
Suzanne Mintz
I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on Capitol Hill lately, meeting with Democratic and Republican legislators in the House and Senate, and I’m happy to report that there is definitely interest in helping family caregivers. In fact, NFCA has identified 15 bills introduced between January and April of this year that... Read more
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