{"id":15676,"date":"2023-11-08T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/?p=15676"},"modified":"2023-11-20T15:10:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T21:10:09","slug":"caregiving-is-caring-for-yourself-and-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2023\/11\/caregiving-is-caring-for-yourself-and-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Caregiving is Caring for Yourself and Others"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who is a caregiver?<\/h4>\n

Have you provided care for a child or an elderly parent, or offered respite for a friend or neighbor?\u00a0 You are not alone. In the United States, approximately 43.5 million<\/b> caregivers have provided unpaid care, or informal caregiving, to an adult or child in the last 12 months. A caregiver is anyone who provides care for another person in need.<\/p>\n

What is the role of a caregiver?<\/h4>\n

A caregiver wears several hats. Caregiving might may mean attending to a person’s physical needs such as bathing, shopping, and cooking. But caregiving also can mean supporting another person’s mental and emotional concerns such as talking with doctors and nurses or comforting family and friends.<\/p>\n