NOVEMBER SPECIAL FEATURE

  

This National Family Caregivers Month we’re celebrating #ThanksCaregiving! What better time to honor everyone who helps take care of someone. Many of us are caregivers - even if we don’t call ourselves that. We help a family member or friend with daily tasks, errands, or medical needs. We coordinate care and handle insurance issues.

Caring for someone is an act of love and for some, a duty. It can be rewarding but challenging. And caregivers deserve care and attention, too.

There is help. If you’re a caregiver, you may be eligible for respite care and other support. Get information and resources at: bit.ly/thankscaregiving.

If you live in the following counties:

• Champaign
• Clark
• Coles
• Cumberland
• DeWitt
• Douglas
• Edgar
• Ford
• Iroquois
• Livingston
• Macon
• McLean
• Moultrie
• Piatt
• Shelby
• Vermilion

Connect with one of ECIAAA’s funded Caregiver Advisory Services programs here. A Caregiver Advisor is here to walk you through the journey of caring for a loved one for an older adults age 60 and older and grandparents raising grandchildren and other relatives as parents linking you to valuable resources.