November is National Family Caregivers Month

AoA Secretary Greenlee’s message:

The National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP),Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and the recent implementation of theLifespan Respite Care Program have positioned AoA, the Aging Network and thebroader home and community-based services network to ensure that caregivers aresupported in their daily efforts to keep their loved ones at home, in thecommunity and avoid more costly and restrictive institutional settings.   I am committed to working with our AgingNetwork and other partners at the Federal, state and local levels to improvethe quality of life for our nation’s caregivers across the lifespan.

I encourage all of you to participate in the numerousevents across the country to celebrate and acknowledge the selfless dedicationand commitment of family caregivers.

To read the Presidential proclamation, please visit: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/presidential-proclamations-national-family-caregivers-month