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November is National Family Caregivers Month, which focuses attention on the unpaid care work of family members. The care provided by families often is enabled and supported by state-funded wrap-around services. Over the last few decades, Missouri and other state governments around the nation have funded Home and Community Based Services - or HCBS - as a cheaper alternative to nursing-home care. ...
Charles Ray Guidry Jr. spent years being homeless, often sleeping on cardboard in church parking lots. Now, he's a champion for others struggling to stay housed. ...
It's National Family Caregivers Month, a time of year to underscore the important work these folks do. Family caregivers provide unpaid aid to the loved ones in their lives but often are unrecognized for the crucial role they play in ensuring people are able to age in place. Lori Stanton, southern regional manager for the Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, said sometimes the people family members are caring for are not able to say thanks, especially if they have Alzheimer's disease or dementia. ...
The spotlight is on family caregivers during November, National Family Caregivers Month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in Ohio, more than one in five adults is a caregiver, and more than half are women. Experts have noted the nation's aging population has exploded, and more millennials are looking after their parents. ...