Central Florida Seniors! How Do You Care for the Caregiver?
November is National Family Caregiver Month, and the National Family Caregivers Association offers the following suggestions for celebrating and honoring the caregivers in your life!
- Offer a few hours of respite time to a family caregiver so they spend time with friends, or simply relax.
- Send a card of appreciation or a bouquet of flowers to brighten up a family caregiver’s day.
- Encourage local businesses to offer a free service for family caregivers through the month of November.
- Help a family caregiver decorate their home for the holidays or offer to address envelopes for their holiday cards.
- Offer comic relief! Purchase tickets to a local comedy club, give a family caregiver your favorite funny movie to view, or provide them an amusing audio book to listen to while doing their caregiving activities.
- Find 12 different family photos and have a copy center create a monthly calendar that the family caregiver can use to keep track of appointments and events.
- Offer to prepare Thanksgiving dinner for a caregiving family in your community, so they can just relax and enjoy the holiday.
- A United States postage stamp honoring the more than 50 million family caregivers in America is officially “under consideration” by the U.S. Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee for introduction as early as 2011. Sign the petition and ask others to sign the petition letter.
- Help a family caregiver find information and resources on the Internet or to locate a local support group.
- Encourage a family caregiver to join the NFCA–membership is free!
Finding Trusted Support for Caregivers
Over 50 million people in the U.S. provide care for someone who is 20 years or older and is ill or disabled. Comfort Keepers recognizes the importance of those caregivers finding a network of support, and offers advice on finding that support..
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