Empowering Caregivers: Insights from the Caregiver Nation Summit

Join Erna and Megan in a special December episode as they discuss the transformative experiences and insights gained from the Caregiver Nation Summit. Recorded amidst holiday preparations, this episode highlights the significance of advocacy and awareness in family caregiving.

Megan shares her journey as a participant at the Summit, organized by the National Alliance for Caregiving, an advocacy group focused on family caregiving research and awareness. She reveals the unique aspects of this conference, which emphasized advocacy in tandem with traditional research, and how it brought together people from varied backgrounds, including policymakers and individual advocates.

Listen to inspiring stories and discussions on the universal nature of caregiving, the importance of narrative change, and powerful moments when personal stories were used to advocate for policies like the Older Americans Act. Megan and Erna emphasize the role each of us plays at our community level to support caregivers and influence legislative decisions.

This episode reminds us of the strength in collective experiences and the potential to make caregiving a normalized and supported aspect of life. Tune in to feel empowered and informed about how you can contribute to the caregiving community, regardless of your current caregiving status.

Senate Bill Information for Older Americans Act Reauthorization: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4776

Administration for Community Living Older Americans Act Information: https://acl.gov/OAArule

National Alliance for Caregiving Information:

https://www.caregiving.org/research/caregiving-in-the-us/caregiving-in-the-us-2020/

Caregiver Nation Summit Recordings:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqooqFMD2JDsSNai8JCNe8rGPymVEVHcR