November is National Family Caregiver Month

National Family Caregivers Month (NFC Month) — observed every November — is a nationally recognized month seeking to draw attention to the many challenges facing family caregivers.

This November there is a special emphasis on the need for all of us to help family caregivers protect their health in order to have a more satisfying life and be better able to provide their loved one with the best care possible.

There are more 65.7 million people in the United States caring for loved
ones 18 years of age of older. And there are at least another 10
million caring for loved ones with special needs, younger than 18.

Land-of-Sky Regional Council’s Family Caregiver Support Program wants
caregivers to know that they are not alone. Being a family caregiver can
be a very lonely endeavor, especially if you have little or no chance
for social interaction with others. But at some point in the not too
distant future virtually every family in America will be involved in
some form of family caregiving.

Please lend a helping hand to a caregiver you know to let them know that they are not alone!
For more information please contact Land-of-Sky Regional Council’s Area
Agency on Aging, (828) 251-6622, or visit www.landofsky.org/aging