Ill. She will also meet with family members to hear their personal experiences in caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disease or other chronic illnesses. Takamura will explain the Administration on Aging's National Family Caregiver Support Program proposal which will enable thousands of family members to get information, assistance, training, counseling and respite needed to cope with caregiving challenges.
Family members are the major providers of long term care in the United States.
Almost one-third of caregivers, most of whom are women, are older, employed full time or have multiple responsibilities. Takamura will highlight the key role family caregivers play in the lives of their relatives, and the importance of quality adult day care in providing critical support and respite. The Administration on Aging is the only Federal agency dedicated exclusively to policy development, planning and the delivery of supportive home and community-based services to older persons and their caregivers through the national aging network of state and local agencies on aging, tribal organizations and service providers. The Council for Jewish Elderly Day Care receives support from the Illinois Department on Aging, the Suburban Area Agency on Aging and the Chicago Department on Aging.