11/02/2017
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month and the Alzheimer’s Association is marking these events by recognizing and honoring the more than 15 million family members and friends across the U.S. who are currently caring for a person living with Alzheimer’s.
According to a recent Alzheimer’s Association survey, people overwhelmingly agree (91 percent) that caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia should be a group effort among family or close friends, yet one out of three caregivers are not engaging others in caregiving tasks. More than four in five caregivers would have liked more support in providing care for someone with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, especially from their family. With 15 million Alzheimer’s caregivers across the country, that leaves a lot of people in need of support.
So, this November during National Family Caregivers Month, the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging people to lend a hand to caregivers. Learn more at http://blog.alz.org/10-ways-to-help-a-family-living-with-alzheimers/
