April is Stress Awareness Month: Program Offers
Caregiver Support in Palos Verdes CA
The National Family Caregiver Support Program Offers Help for Stressed Caregivers
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
Respite care programs are in place so the...
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April is Stress Awareness Month: Program Offers
Caregiver Support in Palos Verdes CA
The National Family Caregiver Support Program Offers Help for Stressed Caregivers
by Carol Bradley Bursack, Editor-in-Chief
Respite care programs are in place so the caregiver can have a break.
While there aren’t
nearly enough programs, there are some.
One is the Federally funded National Family
Caregiver Support Program.
Caregivers need to be aware that respite care can benefit the care
receiver as much as the caregiver, since a rested caregiver is generally a better caregiver.
Every so often I write in my newspaper column about The National Family Caregiver Support
Program (NFCSP) and the support it offers.
I specifically mention respite care for caregivers and
then I give a phone number for the agency that administers this program for my area.
I’m told
by the agency that their phone rings non-stop, with many callers sobbing into the phone, “I
didn’t know this existed!”
I don’t need to tell you
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