Have you heard? A national roadmap is under construction to provide help to family caregivers. Hallelujah! Speaking as one of America’s 53 million people providing unpaid assistance caring for a loved one, this news is big. I’m posting about it now because the public has until November 30th to offer comments before implementation.
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers report was created to support family caregivers of all ages, from youth to grandparents, and regardless of where they live or what caregiving looks like for them and their loved ones. Developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the report includes nearly 350 actions the federal government will take to support family caregivers in the coming year and more than 150 actions that can be adopted at other levels of government and across the private sector to build a system to support family caregivers.
The user-friendly website presents the report in four parts:
The website makes it easy to submit your comments by November 30, 2022.
A big shout out to the people working hard to ensure this plan is implemented quickly and effectively. I hope to do a followup post next year, applauding how the program enables caregivers to benefit from the financial security, emotional support, health care, respite and time to live and enjoy their own lives in meaningful ways..
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Mom and me (Mother’s Day 2022)