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National Family Caregiver Month

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November marks National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM).  This month represents and opportunity to show our appreciation for all the amazing caregivers in our lives.

The Caregiver Action Network (CAN) a non-profit organization to provides education, peer support, and free resources to family caregivers, is leading NFCM activities with their #CaregiverAnd theme. #CaregiverAnd encourages family caregivers to celebrate the passions and interests that enrich their lives.

As the campaign webpage states, “Being a family caregiver is incredibly important, but it is critical not to lose sight of who you are. Your sense of self makes your life complete. This is an essential component of self-care that can ultimately prevent caregiver burnout and depression”.

Learn more about  National Family Caregiver Month and #CaregiverAnd from CAN https://www.caregiveraction.org/caregiverand  

or from the Administration of Community Living https://acl.gov/news-and-events/downloads-and-multimedia/NFCM

ECIAAA Resources for Caregivers 

ECIAAA Caregiver Advisory providers, provide help to an adult family member, or another individual, who is an informal provider of in-home care to an older individual in the form of information, assistance in gaining access to services, individual counseling/consultation, and support services to help caregivers and grandparents raising grandchildren cope with their caregiving roles and/or develop and strengthen capacities for more adequate social and personal adjustments.

                                                                                                            Find your provider by County here.

Governor Pritzker has proclaimed the Month of October as Cyber Awarness Month. Read the full proclomatoin below or online here.

For our September Special Feature we thought we would get a head start on Malnutrition Awareness Week coming next month on October 4th through October 8th. We have decided to feature malnutrition information and myths from the Illinois Department on Aging "Malnutrition Screening Guidance 2021", as well as   USDA fact sheets on the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP),  Seniors Farmers' Market Nutritoin Program (SFMNP), and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).

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 August is National Immunization Awareness Month. While to some it may feel like we have bee n living thorugh a year of immunizatoin awarness with the promotion of the vaccines to combat COVID-19, with the persistance of misinformation about the vaccines, we wanted to take this opportunity to share some consice and accurate information on the benefits of the vaccine specifically for seniors with the article "Seniors and the COVID-19 vaccine" from YaleNewHavenHealth. 

 

 

Read the Original Article Here