May is Older American’s Month In Baltimore County
Join Us in Celebrating Older American’s Month by Honoring Baltimore County Seniors
Baltimore County Seniors are Amazing and Deserve to be Recognized!
Older Americans Month recognizes the contributions of older adults across the nation. While raising families and building careers, older Americans also gave back to their communities in a variety of ways. Healthy communities are diverse and inclusive. This animation explains community living and its importance for older adults, people with disabilities, and their communities. BrightStar Care of Baltimore County works to strengthen communities by supporting independence and inclusiveness for people of all ages and abilities. Community living with older caregiving is a win-win.
Historically, Older Americans Month has been a time to acknowledge the contributions of past and current older persons to our country, in particular those who defended our country. Every President since Kennedy has issued a formal proclamation during or before the month of May asking that the entire nation pay tribute in some way to older persons in their communities. Older Americans Month is celebrated across the country through ceremonies, events, fairs, and other such activities.
“The National Alliance for Caregiving describes a typical Older American caregiver as a 49-year old woman who works full-time outside the home, is most likely raising a family and spends more than 20 hours per week providing unpaid care to a 69-year old female relative who needs care due to at least one chronic condition. According to AARP’s Valuing the Invaluable report, in 2013, there were an estimated 40 million Older American family caregivers who provided 37 billion hours of unpaid care to a disabled adult. This work had an estimated value of $470 billion, surpassing federal and state Medicaid spending for health care and long-term services and supports for that year.”
“These statistics should give us all pause to consider what will happen when this invaluable human resource becomes depleted as a result of the mental and physical burden imposed by older American caregiving or simply because of their own aging. Who is helping these millions of older American family caregivers and in what way?”
Click here to learn more statistics on older American community caregivers.
Source: https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/443058-older-americans-month-its-time-to-support-family-caregivers
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