How to Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month

The best way to celebrate National Family Caregivers Month is to JOIN NFCA! Membership is free to all family caregivers. Everyone who joins anytime from now through NFC Month will receive a free Family Caregiver Toolkit and Planner.

The NFCA Family Caregiver Toolkit includes the NFCA Resource Library for Family Caregivers. Including a convenient calendar/planner, the Resource Library provides family caregivers practical tips and solutions on numerous caregiving topics — all of which impact family caregivers every day:

• A home healthcare primer
• Care management techniques
• Improving caregiver/doctor relations
• Medication management
• Choosing a nursing home
• The stress of family caregiving
• Action checklists for family caregivers
• Accessing Resources: Telephone Tips and Techniques
• Much more

There are many more ways to celebrate family caregivers and to take action and communicate the important messages of NFC Month. The following are ideas and guides to help you create a successful National Family Caregivers Month in your community:

How to Get NFC Month into the Media (newspapers, TV, radio, web)
How to Celebrate NFC Month in your Community or Organization
How to Recognize NFC Month in Houses of Worship
Top 10 Ways to Celebrate National Family Caregivers Month