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Caregivers, Have You Been Affected By The Economy?
This note is from the National Family Caregivers Association. If you fit this profile and are willing to be interviewed, please contact Sherri Snelling at the number listed below.
Dear NFCA Members and Friends-
Evercare, an NFCA corporate partner, and the National Alliance for Caregiving, are conducting a survey to measure the impact of the economic downtown on caregiving families. If you fit any of the profiles below and would be willing to talk with the media about it please contact:
Sherri Snelling
714-226-2252
Are you caring for someone over age 18 who has been adversely affected by the recent economic downturn and is struggling financially to continue to cover caregiving costs. If yes have you experienced any of the following?
>Family Caregivers who have had a change in their work situation (been laid off, cut back on hours or their spouse has been laid off from work) and the cost of caregiving is an added burden hard to continue
>Family Caregivers who have had to move in with their loved one or their loved one has moved in with them to save costs
>Family Caregivers who have been trying to sell their loved one’s home and cannot in this mortgage crisis
>Family Caregivers who are incurring credit card debt, using savings or just struggling to pay bills because they are also covering caregiving costs
If you are a family caregivers who fit this description (or know one) and would be interested in being contacted by media, please contact Sherri Snelling (contact info above) before April 6
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Family caregivers typically live under tight financial straits. In fact most of the calls we get on the NFCA HELP line are from family caregivers seeking financial assistance. Please contact us and/or Sherri to tell your story. You can also post it in the Story Project section of the website. https://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/connecting_caregivers/share_your_story.cfm?&CFID=9876962&CFTOKEN=25381308 by clicking here or copying it into your browser.
Suzanne Mintz
